Inside the Law Outside the Void
Larger stop signs are required by the law
Traveling at the speed of light is not legal
Going slow in Leonia is down right evil
All things are prohibited in Bergen County
They don't like strangers either
Like out of towners in their cars
Streets are meant for their own people
Too many vehicles passing through
More than one at a time becomes confusing
Cars cause pollution in their community
Too much congestion is bad for business
Strangers get $200.00 fines to visit
More space is needed in outer space
The deeper the better in our estimation
Don't drive cars through town at any hour
Or you'll get fines and your little dog too
People own restaurants and shops in Leonia
They sell rice and chicken and hand out tickets
To foreigners from other planets like Atlantic City
Like outer spacers like out of towners man
Where there are no boundaries
No speed limits to speak of right this minute
Speed rapidly descends, fades into particle decay
As they run away with reason in the light of day
From New Jersey, a foreign land on any given day
Reputations, law and order are at stake
Or is it logic in the Garden State that escapes
Atlantic City is the playground of the world
And in Leonia they have squirrels to be obeyed
Time and space are play things to Leonians
Code enforcement comes first before snow is allowed to fall
It is the law and smoking is illegal without a permit
Filters too if you can catch or find them on the cigarette
Larger citations must be created in the cosmic void
Served inside the law outside with traffic noise
To stop the speed of light and slow down cars
At rush hour in Leonia
Where it is always night at traffic lights
And just minutes away from Mars
Authors Note: Here is the link that inspired the poem
Leonia New Jersey
http://hamodia.com/2018/01/22/leonia-new-jersey-beset-traffic-via-navigation-apps-closes-off-streets/
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2018
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