Signs of the Times
‘NO ENTRY HERE’ the notice read
It’s ‘MEMBERS ONLY’ here
Access for the other class
is sited at the rear
That door ‘STAFF ONLY’ stated
Confused I turned away
When another sign accosted me
NO HAWKERS go away
In state of some perplexity
I headed for the gate
When on a pole I noticed
Another sign, PLEASE WAIT
Confused and sad I used my case
To ease my heavy load
My eyes fell on those fateful words
Written on the road
‘YIELD’ it said in letters white
My hands shot up in fear
As frantically my eyes searched
For, why must I do it here
‘NO WAITING’ then assailed my eye
I stood and hefted case
And left the place of many words
As though it were a race
I guess I would be home by now
If it wasn’t for the cop
Who didn’t understand how I
Got ran over at ‘BUS STOP’
Copyright © David Wallace | Year Posted 2011
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