Think of it as a bad dream...
You're sleeping soundly
on a Greyhound bus
Suddenly you're awakened
by cold water
creeping up your shoes
inching over your ankles
You jump up
only now it's too late
The door of the bus
is locked
from the outside
The windows are stuck and
the glass can't be shattered
no matter how hard you pound
The water is no longer gradual
It is swift, rushing upward
enclosing your body
past your waist
up to your chest
covering your neck
In seconds
there will be no place
left to breathe
just the rapid snakelike swirl
of ***** water
You're left submerged
Your eyes sealed shut
Your hands gnarled
in a deathlike grip...
You're hopelessly caught
in the rising, surging
pull of water
moving out of a river
onto the city streets
Nov 30, 2015
Nov 30, 2015 at 5:17 PM UTC
Think of it as a bad dream...
You're sleeping soundly
on a Greyhound bus
Suddenly you're awakened
by cold water
creeping up your shoes
inching over your ankles
You jump up
only now it's too late
The door of the bus
is locked
from the outside
The windows are stuck and
the glass can't be shattered
no matter how hard you pound
The water is no longer gradual
It is swift, rushing upward
enclosing your body
past your waist
up to your chest
covering your neck
In seconds
there will be no place
left to breathe
just the rapid snakelike swirl
of ***** water
You're left submerged
Your eyes sealed shut
Your hands gnarled
in a deathlike grip...
You're hopelessly caught
in the rising, surging
pull of water
moving out of a river
onto the city streets