The Long Red Light
The light turns red right as I come to it.
This light stays red forever; I know well.
A long time stopped here, I’m just going to sit.
So tired am I. This waiting is pure hell.
My eyes keep closing. How I need to sleep!
It’s 2 a.m. My house is oh so near.
What silly law is this I have to keep?
I see in both directions all is clear!
I’m nodding off; I swear two minutes passed.
With all the town asleep, who’d ever see
me run this light? How long can this light last?
I press the gas most deliberately!
Senselessness to me just isn’t right.
Why not four-way stops used after midnight?
My recollection is fuzzy, but I believe I finally ran that light!!
Aug 2, 2016 for Lewis Raynes' That rule was begging to be broken Contest
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2016
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