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What's It All About

I often sit at red lights
feeling like a voyeur
peering into car windows
playing a guessing game
who are you 
where are you going
another Alfie in the world
What's it all about anyhow
and I wonder

Sometimes a driver catches my eye
but quickly looks away
pretending our eyes didn't meet
there's a law against getting personal
with those tethered to a smart phone
horns blow with impatience
ending my reverie
but I wonder

What do the Alfies seek
as they rush from place to place
worried faces without names
moving pieces on a board game
driving SUVs to and fro
which way should I go
and I wonder

Copyright © Lin Lane | Year Posted 2017

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Jennifer Proxenos Date: 8/13/2023 3:28:00 AM Funny you should mention the cars and its occupants, everybody a different destination in mind. I always look at them as ants millions and millions of ants world wide and it is said theyare clever and can group. I have written two poems ablut ants the second one is about the revenge of the ants! Hugs and blessings Jennifer Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 8/13/2023 3:40:00 AM I will have to find your ant poem. Our minds are funny creatures themselves to ponder such things. Thanks Jennifer.

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 8/13/2023 3:27:00 AM Funny you should mention the cars and its occupants, everybody a different destination in mind. I always look at them as ants millions and millions of ants world wide and it is said they are cl ver wnd can group. I have written two loems ablut ants the s cond one is a he revenge of the ants! Hugs and blessings Jennifer 4 Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 5/27/2017 4:55:00 PM I love to do this though at a restaurant~* Login to Reply

Glen Schwartz Date: 5/27/2017 4:02:00 PM Nice write , I do the same thing :) Login to Reply

Eye Truth-Teller Date: 5/27/2017 1:54:00 PM great poet Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/27/2017 3:38:00 PM Thank you, Eye.

Jan Allison Date: 5/27/2017 1:48:00 PM Our roads are relatively quiet so I cannot say I have the opportunity to people watch when I'm driving - but IF I saw someone tethered to their phoned I'd be tempted to shop them as it's illegal over here and many more accidents now seem to be linked to folks being distracted whilst they are I've got what's it all about Alfie buzzing in my brain Lin lol:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/27/2017 3:38:00 PM and the words of that song are the fulcrum point of my write. I've been singing it too, Jan. Let's listen to something else.

Tim Smith Date: 5/27/2017 12:06:00 PM We wonder, what are you staring at? Do we have food on our chin? Did I do something wrong?, or oh crap she saw me itching my nose(wink)....lol Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/27/2017 3:36:00 PM I would wonder those things if someone stared at me, but when I'm doing the staring and wondering, it's deeper thoughts. I envision people as ants, coming and going in busy work in a complicated world.