Aguacero

19 agosto de 2008

The rain makes me nervous.
I think of my friends
en los precarios
and I know their homes are in danger
during an aguacero.

It doesn’t seem fair—this rain
that pours with enough ferocity
to destroy bridges
sink homes beneath mud
and flood fields—

While other places
suffer drought that leads
to world food shortage.
Australia’s rice crisis
comes to mind.

Oh Lord.
Be the calm in this storm.
Protect
Miravalles II
La Carpio, Los Diques,
La Milpa, Rincón Grande de Pavas—
You know them, Lord—
You know their homes.
Protect them from the cold
And from illness.