Drop Poetry | When Shit Hits The Fan, What’s Your Backup Plan? | by Achoti Ty Battle
When shit hits the fan, what’s your backup plan?
by Achoti Ty Battle
When the phones go down, think what are you gonna do
When you call to check on someone, now you can’t through
When the water’s not running, neither hot nor the cold
When you can’t wash your body and the odor’s getting bold
When flowers and gardens are wilting from lack of needed water
When you can’t feed yourselves, your sons or your daughters
When the power grid goes out, you’re in complete total dark
When will it happen at work, home or while walking in the park
When banks shut down and there’s no more use for money
When clinics and throats are closed and now noses are runny
When all hope is lost and the desperate times set in
When the clock stop ticking, will you know where to begin
When all coordinates are suddenly turned upsides down, perhaps
When the GPS is useless and you can not read a map
When gas supplies run out and fuel tanks are leveled low
When you can’t move your car, but now you’ve gotta go
When you realize these scenarios maybe one day be true
When you do not have an answer to what are you gonna do
When shit hits the fan, what’s your backup plan?
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