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Dom Mart
Member

since 1999-08-17

Posts 164
Florida

0 posted 1999-10-23 08:00 AM

All my life, I've eluded
Certain deadly perils. I'm proud
That I'm still in one piece. But
Rather than boast out loud
Of how I managed to dodge
Pigeon waste aimed at my head,
Or of breaking only one tooth
On a prune pit baked into bread,
Or of leaping swiftly aside
And mucking up only one shoe
When a bicycle messenger thought
That a red light meant "Barrel on
through,"
I'll cite my piece de resistance,
The maneuver I execute best,
The challenge that strains my will
And puts my nerves to the test.
You see, I commute by auto
From city to suburb each day.
(To get some idea of the risk
Check the car insurance premium I
pay).
The only point I'm making is
I've survived in spite of the
peril
From drivers uncouth and barbaric,
Not to mention those stupid and
feral.
But one driver may end all that.
One driver may put me under.
It's the driver who speeds along
With attention torn asunder.
Right brain is tooling through
traffic,
Right hand is gripping the wheel,
While left hand supports a cell
phone
And left brain works on a deal!

Ohme
Senior Member

since 1999-07-17

Posts 816
Texas

1 posted 1999-10-23 08:10 AM

Oh, I love this, Dom Mart. I have seen this to and it is terrible. In some states it is a violation of the law to do that. Should be against the law everywhere. You have xpressed my feelings exactly!
Love the poem.

Munda
Member Elite

since 1999-10-08

Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands

2 posted 1999-10-23 08:18 AM

Unfortunately, this happens in my country too....a lot...and it annoys me so much and worries me even more. Very well expressed ! I enjoyed reading it. : )

Denise

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

3 posted 1999-10-23 08:49 PM

This is wonderful, Dom. How true! I don't think they realize how much they are distracted when they are doing this.

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Denise

Watcher666
Senior Member

since 1999-10-13

Posts 1606

4 posted 1999-10-23 09:01 PM

How true! Liked this much!

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Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you.

Julie
Senior Member

since 1999-08-20

Posts 739
Houston, TX

5 posted 1999-10-23 09:11 PM

You think your insurance is high...my agent told me that the county where I live is the highest in the nation...good ole Houston, TX.

I liked your poem a lot.

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Julie
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Almost all our misfortunes in life come from the wrong notions we have about the things that happen to us.
>Stendhal

Nan

Administrator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

6 posted 1999-10-24 05:50 PM

Well then - Insurance is certainly at an all time high but I still try to stay in one piece - But how is it that I still managed to get in the way of seagull droppings?? (true fact)
...and I certainly agree about the cell phone..

[This message has been edited by Nan (edited 10-24-1999).]

Pepper
Member Elite

since 1999-08-19

Posts 3079
Southern Florida

7 posted 1999-10-24 06:09 PM

Stated very well Dom!
Enjoyed this piece much....

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A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extrordinaire!

IsabelleSkye
Member

since 1999-06-27

Posts 253

8 posted 1999-10-24 08:01 PM

Hehehehe how true...if anything happens to you, have someone call us and we'll uhhh *said rather politely* show that driver what to do with his bloody cell phone!
Great poem!

Izzzzzzzy

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"With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls; for stony limits cannot hold love out; and what love can do that dares love attempt." Romeo & Juliet Act II

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