my mom's ok

she lost power a couple hours ago
her neighborhood's ok
there are people on their rooves
being evacuated
on the news
just a few blocks over
which
is worrisome
but consistent with alison


water is not draining very quickly
more is coming
it needs to go down before more comes


her neighbors were driving around
so there can't be too much water
in her neighborhood now
but they couldn't get out
of the neighborhood


the girl who was on the roof
is being interviewed
she's like so cute
she's trying to make sure they check
other houses
because there are a bunch of
"old Jews" in the neighborhood
it's right by an orthodox synagogue
I'm pretty sure that she's Jewish
but not orthodox
and
I somehow
her mixed care and irritation for them
is visible in her voice
that was
a human moment
and she's such a
I started to say teen ager
but
she's probably early twenties