escape impossible

with hardly a few drizzle

from the sky

the rain flooded the road

pouring water from roof top

also into the house

as if a giant bath tap

open now from a height

unreachable

putting me and my household

out of our comfortable bed;

add to that i saw water

flowing from the road

through the door into our abode

and the waves in the ocean

nearby rising higher

as if giving birth to a monster

a monstrous tsunami

making an escape impossible!

and as i reflected i wondered

whether the end was imminent

henry victor      23.02.2007