Down the stairs to the indoor pool
Floating pallet near rafters
The water receeded and left debris
The water is at the top
Storm drains are completely filled to capacity
A low area a few blocks away
It's the Mayor and her gang
Don't get wet, vote for me next year
This mini-shed is moved and torn apart
Into the basement darkness
Flotsam and Jetsam
Plunged measuring tape to the basement floor through mirky water
From the outside bilco doors
Those must be mutant cobwebs
The chewing gum and twine pump
Suck the water out
Shooting it into the street
Please don't blow up before you're done
Now visible, one of the support columns
You can almost see the floor
And a depth of 1.23 meters
Notice the water line down the street