At 9:00pm
the president on news came
I heard him say a slogan
‘save water: every drop matters’
I asked mother for a drink
and she said
'turn the tap head,
and pray that this time, water flows’
I look through window as I turn the tap head
and see water lavishly wasted
in fountains that never run dry
and sprinklers that wet green grass
I swear a tear escaped my eyes,
as I turned in disappointment from the tap.
