Warning Before the River Rises

by The Wild Voice

Original EveryPoem Studio house-voice poem.

At 3:14 every phone sounds. The river has crossed the lower road. Move uphill now. No metaphor. No advertisement. No request to rate the warning. Doors open along the street. A neighbor carries the baby's bag. Someone knocks at number nine. Before the water reaches the bridge, the oldest house is empty.
52 words · 11 lines · Free Verse
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