《Strange world》Valentine's Week, 2021 - Part 2
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The google god spoke out — to phone the City was enjoined
The crisis code on site was brief, just three clicks long
Yet heart-pound struggle just to punch them in
With stiff yet shaky ice-cold finger-work
Half hour then of brisk-list robovoice commands —
thrice misdirected, cut off twice, and then
At last came jolly human Jeff — who reassured
Said — these things (what things?)happen
Said — well that all sounds not too bad
Said — City crew would come within two days
Said — I should be there waiting when they did
Asked nicely for a number they could call
Then said — they would not call before they came
There'd be no warning, no appointment made
Said I'd be charged for calling them, should issue prove
To be on private property, which yes it clearly was
Within our fence, as I'd already glumly said to him
Confessed to Jeff my strange new water sin
Still, waiting on their visit-judgment was their rule.
Day after day stood stricken, staring out, entrapped
Must be right there! stern window-waiting when they come
Jeff's two days came and went — no City truck arrived
Remained on guard, on crazy stare patrol
No breaks for covid mental health, or physical release—
no walking out for me — no out at all, all in —
As outside water bubbled, gushed up, swamped the land
As diverse birds hung out and partied down
Afraid to leave, afraid to look, afraid to touch
Stayed in, a covid meme, chock-full of angst — stared . . . out
Then, on the fourth day, that fourth long waiting day,
that sacred name day of dear dead St Valentine
as small lakes formed and spread themselves before my eyes
surprising snowstorm came . . . and terror came
would freezing/melting snow and ice make this —
whatever this in fact might be — get even worse?
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