the whole town
swelling and swallowing
the streets and houses
up to the steps
up to the steps
of our front porch
The Bible tells us
The Bible tells us
that God spared Noah
the flood because he was
the flood because he was
and I quote
a good man
a good man
but it doesn’t tell us
about the other townspeople
about the other townspeople
the ones who all
would drown how they
would drown how they
I am sure of it
stormed up to his ark
stormed up to his ark
beat their fists against
its sides and cried
its sides and cried
Wasn’t I too? Wasn’t I too?
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