Water and Air
My friend looks thirsty
I offer
water
No thanks wooshes out with a breath of
air
She dislikes
water
she drinks
air
carbonated and sweetened
When she was 3 and 4 her grandfather
held her head under
water
her eyes wide open begging for
air
Shitty game pappy
rape me, drown me
terror to silence
too much water
not enough air
Grown up now
learning to drink
water
learning to breathe
air
Remembering and healing
the elements of Earth
vital to life
water
air