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poetry by j matthew waters

Archive for the tag “tornado”

07 Aug 2023

falling down


I fell though by no fault of my own
wavelengths in my brain
crisscrossing atmospheric conditions
with single grain whiskey

when I fell the weather radio went off
a mayhem of sounds of fury
highlighting the sightings of EF5
tornadoes racing across the plains

as I lay there lost & paralyzed
my eyes blinking as if in REM sleep
I witnessed past & future lives
barreling toward my rescue





august two thousand twenty-three
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24 Nov 2022

tornado watch


in the garage              my dad
& three older brothers
standing silently              looking up at the sky
I walk my schwinn 5-speed
up the driveway
I stop halfway              look back & upward
at the yellow          &         brown sky
eyes squinting
thinking to myself              someone
            must be dying





november two thousand twenty-two
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01 Aug 2022

tornado alley


it was complete madness
throwing blueberries into the blender
what next
peanut butter & a rabbit’s tail
a few dead triple A batteries
a mix of trail mix including
rocks & such

the wizard opens the lid
and there it is again
unleashed & spinning madly
heading straight toward your dream
cows & pigs in flight
will you awaken
or will you die





august two thousand twenty-two
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