historic flood

Historic flood

There are a few unread books on me
bookshelf and they will stay that way
I needn’t everything in print.

My depression hangs in the landscape
streaks on dusty window panes tell me
the obvious: clean me now!

I wait for the pharmacy to open after
the lunch break, hope it is not full of women
talking about pills, illnesses and diets.

I’m not watching TV today I need not
to know more about the storm everyone
talks about, I have seen it worse.

Soon I will be stopped by a hero telling
me he was in New York during the histrionic
storm which made the governor famous.

The apothecary should be open now
better hurry and don´t worry
what the afternoon newspaper prints.