Sitting In Non Moving Traffic

She feels like a cow in a chute
Following other bovine, mooing her displeasure
What is taking them so long up there?
Could they be stopped for a wreck?
On a bridge?
That’s just what she needs today

Moo, she says, moo!
She says it more loudly now, 
makes it sound more like a bellow.
She hopes the guy ahead of her has his window down.

When cows are in a chute, do they know what’s going to happen?
And does it happen to all cows? Or just some cows?
The car in front of her inches up a few feet.
Good grief! She thinks to herself. I can crawl faster than this.
What is the hold up here?
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Hankins Avatar
August 27, 2022 at 8:25 AM
I love this metaphor, and I'll think about it the next time I'm stuck in traffic, which is frequent these summer days when they are working on the highways.
Krutsinger Avatar
August 28, 2022 at 1:07 AM
I HATE sitting in traffic bumper to bumper, not moving.
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