Water

Serene,Calming.
Peaceful as in the womb.
Giving life.
Sustaining life.
Restoring life.
Rrefreshing,Soothing.
Cooling
On hot dry days.
Tasteless, yet sweet
as honeycomb.

Reviving life when dehydrated.
Satisfying, when quenching thirst.
Bringing back all life after a drought.
Flowing.
Sparkling, crystal clear
yet can be very deep.
Water.
Beckoning,Nourishing,
Mesmerizing.

But then--
How can such a blessing
Bring on such a tensing
And agony
Unimaginable.
Ravishing and yet
Ravaging
In floods,tsunamis, rainstorms,
Mudslides, ice storms,hailstorms,
thunderstorms.
Storms on the high sea,
Even at fun times at
Recreation.
Water strikes
One way or the other
Leaving devastation
and destruction,
and sorrow in one breath.
Bringing on drowning and loss of life.
Sudden death.

Snatching away loved ones
without prior notice.
In the bat of an eye
Worlds come crashing down.
Lives and dreams cast down
To be lost for ever.
Leaving broken hearts
Totally unprepared
for
The cruel dreams,
Very bad dreams,
Nightmares.
Only there's no waking up
In a panicked sweat.
Already wide eyed with
Stinging rivers flowing down.
Faces, ashen with grief.
More tortured grief
Deep down.

What brings some relief
To the burning, weary eyes
and faces ---

Water.

Chinwe Enemchukwu
July 15 2011


Almighty God, please bring comfort, the way only you can,deep down.