Put Some Water Out

It's hot!
Burning hot!

Seared senses perceive only mirages
as the sun rains down fire with a vengeance.
Wind, like invisible flames, licks the very soul of beings.
The horizon looks close and far.
The destination seems unknown, unachievable.

Put some water out..

For thirsty of the earth,
the birds, animals and people without shelter,
whom god has forgotten today.

Put some water out..

For the parched of love,
who never got a full cup
from the vessel of life.

Put some water out..

For there is a drought of hope
in this conflicted city-state
of harsh realities.

Put some water out..

For that seed buried deep
in the bosom of the fertile
may sip and reach out.

It's hot!
Put some water out..