A World without Clean Water
A world without clean water
is like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
with no jelly.
It would be like a garden
with no plants. It would be like
a body with no bones.
It would be like a fridge
with no food. A rainbow with
no colors. It would be
like a pinata with no
candy. But a world with clean water
is like a balloon that
never pops. Is like
a party that never stops.
Is like a bear always giving honey.
Is like a dictionary
with never-ending pages.
Is like a never-ending loop
of rainbows. Is like
a galaxy of stars next to you.
Do you like water?
Would you want to live
in a world without water?
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When They Turn the Clean Water On
When they turn the clean water on
I will give my dog water from the sink finally.
I will have a pool party with the water from the hose.
I will clean the sink. I will wash the dishes with tap water.
I will play with my pool toy that needs water.
I will celebrate water! I will think about water.
***
When We Turn on Our Faucets
What if stars came out of our faucets
or a whole other galaxy?
What if water was fruit punch or
a sweet pineapple?
Instead we get dangerous lead and bad algae
from our sinks.
Instead we get trash from our sink
or nothing from our sink.
What if we got starburst from our sink?
Instead we get muck or sand.
***
Dear Water
The pipes are not making you good.
The cities are wasting you! And you’re
travelling all around to help places
so they can have water! And you’re my need!
Thank you. Without you the earth wouldn’t
be safe to live on. In Kenya, they had
to look for you but they found you
after a long game of hide and seek!
And we’re making amazing things
about you such as sound murals!
Sound murals are our voices in pipes!
Love,
Audra