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13 Ways of Looking at Water
I
No motion, apparent stillness
Everything was crashing down,
A waterfall
II
Small droplets tangled in
A race, staying in
Every lane but its own
III
The storm never ended.
A part of a bigger disaster
IV
I poured a cup of water,
So transparent.
Then I looked at you,
It was the same.
V
Like the waves,
Cold and Crisp
Going back and forth
Pushing and pulling
And never stopping
VI
The clouds are turning grayer.
You already know
It's about to happen
But when it does,
You're shocked.
Almost wishing it would've stayed the same
For a little longer
VII
There's no end.
The water just keeps flowing
Never noticing what we have
Until it's gone
And we wished it would flow again
VIII
I know the sound of you
Quickly moving
And never stopping.
Not for anyone or anything
There's always somewhere you had to be
IX
Even through every storm,
You were the rainbow I needed
But you never came around
X
You stood in silence
Staring at the water rushing down,
Falling into the river below.
Speechless, once again.
XI
I need you like
We need water.
It is necessary to
Survival, an inescapable
Requirement for life.
I cannot survive without you.
XII
Even at the worst times,
The water continues to flow
XIII
It felt like today was never ending.
The shining sun,
Waves crashing
It never stopped.
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I wrote this poem for an assignment in Creative Writing. At first, I wasn't sure about what I was going to write, but then I thought about it and realized water would be perfect. Water represents people in so many ways.