Is There Anything Else

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE by JOHN M. ARRIBAS I am demanding my own star in the sky when I die I’ve handled all the hardships no judge can deny I survived the obstacles nature placed in my path Withstood the inanity from my fellow man’s wrath I’ve survived droughts, earthquakes and eruptions Tsunamis, typhoons, monsoons, solar flare disruptions Windstorms, snowstorms, blizzards ,freezing rains Fires, landslides, mud slides, avalanches , hurricanes I survived famines, plagues, wildfires, epidemics Deforestation, comets, meteors, pandemics That’s not enough my fellow man added a few Here are some inane things that I’m forced to do Obey signs as they come into view, bump, go slo Turns only, no turns, detour, tow away, no go No exit, no passing, no horn, must turn right Left turn only, tow away zone, delayed light Exit, yield, no parking, enter, do not enter Bus, school zone, hospital zone, civic center Deer crossing, school crossing, soft shoulders Subject to flooding, watch out for boulders These are the instructions I follow each time Every weekday morning from eight to nine The rest of my time of sophisticated existence Is evading compliance to mundane persistence