The recent storms plaguing Texas have caused the rivers to rise in more than one county. People across the state are losing their homes to flooding rivers and torrential rains. This harsh weather is what led Typewriter Rodeo’s David Fruchter to write this week’s poem.
Texas Flood (for Stevie)
here’s the thing,
about when the flood comes:
there’s nothing
just nothing
you can do about it
it’s already too late.
you’ll first discover
which corner of your house
is at the lowest elevation
that’s where the water will come in first
as you watch
trying to remember
when you’ve ever felt so helpless
maybe there were things
you could have done, in advance
laid in sandbags
dug trenches
maybe we all could have driven less
bought less plastic
but now
the water is coming in
right into the house
and all you can do
now
is get wet