Theme: Scarcity

Water Shortage

I have seen the future
Water famine and revolutions
Wars over water,
No, not the kind of balloons
Of water people throw at
Each other, nor
A wet T-Shirt competition,
But real war with blood that
Runs into dry gutters

Rustlers who kill animals for
Their blood and leave carcasses
To rot in the field.
Chilled blood with a chaser of water
Only the rich can afford.

The unwashed masses, with
Plastic Jerry cans, overturning
Water tankers, shower units
Have been dismantled.
Yes, I have seen the future and it stinks.  

01-Mar-2013

More By  :  Jan Oscar Hansen

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