Drought makes the workers dream
Muscles and fields of green
Shovel the last few crumbs
of generosity
Open heart open mind
open mouth open vein
Drain
Someday the rains will come
My blistered hands tell me
tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow
Bite
Bite
Bite
Cry
Smaller and smaller and smaller
I'll keep coming back
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Squash me
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Under the charity
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Under the topsoil
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Under the fingernail
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Small becomes all
Becomes all
Bite
Bite
Bite
Cry
Drain
Drain
Bite
Bite
Bite
Cry
Shovel the last few crumbs
of generosity
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Smaller and smaller and smaller