the well by Emily G Myersshe goes to the well
when she needs water
when she is thirsty
& the well keeps her alive
she goes every few days
nothing abnormal
nothing off course
but one day she pauses
& realizes some important things
that she'd never realized before
she is not a well
not quite as deep
& though she depends on the well
the well doesn't come to her for water
the well is kept alive by the ground
& maybe one day the well will die
when the ground that feeds it grows dry
and when the well goes
so will she
is she killing the well
when she takes the water out?
if so, she is killing herself
she is not a well
not quite as deep
& she also realizes
that there is only one way
to stop the process
then she closes her eyes
& finally
gives something back to the well
herself 04/28/2004 Author's Note: let's hope my well sits in an unconfined aquifer, huh? (to non-geology students... a well that won't ever run out.)
Posted on 05/02/2004 Copyright © 2025 Emily G Myers
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