water

fixed to my liking.
lying on the thick greenbacks.
to fairness be dammed.

the rain in spain falls
mainly on the muddy plain.
shake my fist in vain.

a train whistling wind.
a stampede of four horsemen.
bang the drum ’til dumb.

mind plays silly tricks.
one thought becomes thought unknown.
mind a puzzle box.

the long great famine.
gnawing at the thinning soul.
surfeit of hunger.

boy becomes a man.
sun bows below the yardarm.
captain’s eyes salty.