too wet, too dry, too hot, too cold
too stormy, ongoing drought
it's either feast or famine
too much or not enough
a state of extremes
across the lone star state

bad weather years
increase the fear

don't know what it's freakin'
going to do from one
moment to the next
they say it won't go severe
until the next bulletin
warns us to take cover

you better hide
best stay inside

sometimes, you have four seasons
in one day - i've seen it
you think you're going to have
a nice spring day, the next
thing you know, a blue norther
comes in with severe thunderstorms

with hail and snow
nowhere to go

they don't believe in basements
around these parts
they say to get into a small, interior
room, put as many walls
between you and the storm
and then your place blows away

it's off to oz
without a pause

tornadoes ravage the land
hurricanes floods
d  i  s  a  s  t  e  r
upon disaster
at least there are no tsunamis
or earthquakes ... i don't think

that's all we'd need
eNOUGH, we plead

and now texas is burning up
fires color the sky in flaming red
makes for brilliant sunsets
but tell that to the ones who've
lost everything
to go look at the sun

when will it end
don't comprehend

is god mad at us
not just us but the U. S.
and the world in general
war in the land and in the heavens
the sky is ripped asunder
and the ground shakes underfoot

god i'm so scared
please hear my prayer

(c) 2006, Karla Dorman.