i’m sorry for my ungratefulness // my heart is dehydrated

i feel like i am drowning

in fresh water

sitting on the kitchen table

in pristine sixteen ounce glasses

and i would drink the water,

but i'm not thirsty

mom says

there are people

who would kill

for fresh water,

there are people

who are dying

from dehydration

because they don't

have enough to drink

there are people

who don't have the extra water

to brush their teeth

and soak their skin

and clean their hair

i am milliseconds away

from splashing the water in my face

to see if i can wake up

from this nightmare