the dry well

it's just a well,

a brick walled well 

with a bucket

at the top

that you spool down to fill

with water.

there's a line though.

a long line.

i get in line with the others

and wait.

the well is dry, i hear

one man say.

bone dry.

so then what are we doing

here, i ask.

we're waiting he says.

waiting.

we're being patient.

it's what you do when

the well runs dry.