Living In a Gated Community

Living in a Gated Community By Elton Camp To live in a gated community was Joe’s ambition Where outsiders could enter only with permission And ultimately, this goal he managed to achieve Life in such a place had perks so hard to believe The gate was carefully manned both day and night It provided a level of security that was out of sight From the time the community’s operation did begin Not one single intruder had ever made his way in The strong gate was by no means the only feature By which the place stopped any undesirable creature A metal fence the whole community surrounded Any unauthorized passage it effectively confounded To the residents, for free, even utilities were supplied All those provision made it a low-cost place to reside Pesky salesmen could no longer come to Joe’s door His visitors were those who had been approved before People who pass by never expect to live there However, they will often slow down and stare “My old boss lives there & does not a lick of work. All the cooking and cleaning is done for that jerk.” There is grumbling from people who think it unfair That those people don’t work but haven’t a care “That’s a place with many an economic parasite. For them to live in such conditions just isn’t right.” Twenty years the judge said that Joe must stay So, at his age, he’s not likely ever to get away State prison has become his permanent address But it is a true gated community nonetheless