First came the years of drought that sapped the lifeblood of the land and its people..
Next it was the plagues, the first one was the dengue, then Zika, then COVID-19...
Then came rumors of nuclear confrontation, trade wars with China, Canada, Mexico, and their brother (except Russia), and walls erected to keep Us in and Them out...
The river carried an unholy mix of chemicals and sludge toward the sea, and in San Pedro the water took on a greenish-yellow tinge and live algae was found in the water people drank...
The plague took the elderly and feeble at first, then the young and healthy, and now infants are coming down with it, too...
The bridges were shut down, curfews were enforced, and face masks became mandatory. Cities are ghost towns...
And now, out in the gulf, a tempest builds headed for our shores. They warn of floods..
"Ok, Pharaoh, that's it. Just let Moses and his people go before it gets worse...