I Dream of Water
Water you can swim in.
Water you can drink.
Not water that can kill you.
Not water that is a bad color.
But water you can wash your hands in.
Water that you can make into ice.
I am the water.
I am the water that tigers drink.
I am the water that makes everything bigger.
Respect me and I will give you more water.
Love me and I will give you good water.
Treat me well and I will give you oxygen.
If you don’t I will give your city bad water.
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Dear Water
I love you. Please give me water.
I love you. Please give your water
to the world. I hope you let them live.
Be clean, not dirty. Because I want you.
I want you to drink. They want you
in the river so that animals and humans
can get water. Love, Sebastian