Peace and all its enemies

the village needs water
the city needs the community
of the village
and the name of a town.
the town understands
why it’d love the face of a city.
they gather around a table
the topic is
water, community and name
or so they claim.
they talk
agreeing to nothing
the city leaves with a limb
the town gets an arm
and the village drowns in drought.

leonell echa