I sat along the river

a force of nature

that couldn’t be quelled

so they built a city around it.

I think the sun knew

I craved

a force of nature,

so she parted the clouds.

“how did you do it?”

I asked the river

“how did you bend

their will to your banks?”

“it is in my nature,” she said.

“RUN”

“and how did you do it?”

I asked the sun

“how did you raise

their eyes to your light?”

“it is in my nature,” she said.

“RISE”