Alarms

I’ll never get used to alarms
Though homeowners see all their charms.
It’s too easy to make
Just one tiny mistake
Which can cause some to be up in arms.

To disarm one you need fob or code
Or you’ll wake an entire abode
For the noise it emits
Blows one’s eardrums to bits
And those woken from sleep may explode.

In the city, alarm use is rare
And it isn’t that people don’t care
But a doorman and lock
Chase the thieves from the block
To the suburbs – alarmers beware!

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Emilia James

Date: 10/2/2020 2:45:00 PM

My dog is all the alarm I need and he is loud enough lol, but some of those alarms are just a bit to loud and more annoying when they are left to ring for hours, enjoyed your poem Ilene thank you, Emilia : )

Rico Leffanta

Date: 9/30/2020 9:22:00 AM

On the bright side, you don't live next to a parking lot! Aloha! Rico

Tom Cunningham

Date: 9/30/2020 12:59:00 AM

Haha, brilliant Ilene, but I know how you feel, some emit such a high pitched screech they'd waken the dead. Tom