DON’T ENCOURAGE THEM!

DON’T ENCOURAGE THEM!

by Jonathan Caswell

 

A work mate of mine was complaining

How drivers needed restraining,

      From fast-changing lanes

      And causing him pains…

His commute was an ordeal rather draining.

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I let his rant go on,

Then challenged…how did he respond…

      He’d fly by a winger

      And give them the finger

And then THEY’D REACT–far beyond!

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Well if you give them the “finger”, I said,

Why be surprised they want you dead…

      He responded, of course,

      When it came to force,

He wanted his reactions read.

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Reporting them to a trooper

Seemed to him just “super”…

      Troopers followed him

      It seemed, on a whim,

Following the book for him was no recouper.

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So I asked, why aggravate them more,

Trying hard to even up the score…

      The result was an impasse,

      He wouldn’t agree that his blast

Wasn’t worth the chance they’d target him some more.

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But the man had a valid point,

Why his nose was out of joint…

      The lady fingered

      Had a back seat youngster

Who experienced all this—the sad point!