Red river rushes <br />Beating and slapping away <br />Through the loops of its system. <br />Bounding arteries harden <br />Against the pressure. <br />Small vessels <br />Burst in its passing; <br />Pulsating temples pound. <br /> <br />A scowling storm <br />Screams through the system. <br />A renegade ocean, tasting of fury <br />Strikes out, relenting swings <br />Mindless flinging fists. <br /> <br />The hot waves break and recede. <br />Weakened, I rest.<br /><br />e.e. wilholt<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/raging-waters/
