A Drop of Water

Land of lapping lakes,
Peninsula,
&
Pine.
Alexis de Tocqueville,
Frontiersmen,
&
Forefathers.

Detroit flood,
&
Detroit debt,
Our kingdom for a drop of water.

Detroit fights back
Detroit water shut-off

© James Schwartz 

James Schwartz is a poet and slam performer striving for the simplicity of Cavafy mixed with modern gay wordplay and elements; Schwartz's poetry / slam material often deals with GLBTQ issues and affirmations of gay (night) life and love. He is the author of The Literary Party: Growing Up Gay and Amish in America (inGroup Press 2011).

http://literaryparty.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @queeraspoetry