i won't cry

i won't cry
that is, i can't
i can't will the water to flow 
pool 
or spill
there must be a backup upstream somewhere
ice? climate change frozen.
or drought? the bottoms of the rivers bloody with clay.
or maybe there is a fire
someone left the stove on while they slept
the whole forest dried up the waterways
trying to put it out
​my tears are no emergency

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