A Poem about New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

The Big Easy is not so easy, now
That water, being humble that it is,
As Lao Tsu said, talking of the Tao,
Seeks naturally lowest places,
Filling crevices, no matter how small.
There's not an empty space it does not go.
Though dams and levies thwart the water's fall,
Keep it back from where it wants to go,
Yet opportunity arrives one day,
Allows it to resume its natural
Pursuit, destroying all that's in its way,
Including what we arrogantly build,
Believing mortals can with clever plans
Avoid the sea god's pitiless commands.