Well, this was a fun poem to write! Today's prompt is to compose a poem on the theme of warnings. My imagination went all across the boards on this idea... finally settling on a cautionary tale for myself. Since I had a long drive home from the school where I spent the way working, what better setting for my poem than the driver's seat of my car?
Cautionary Indicators
My car contains a carefully engineered system
of cautionary indicators, both sound and light,
to alert me in advance to virtually any possible
hazard that I may encounter while on the road.
“Someone’s got my back, my safety matters,”
I think to myself, settling into the drivers seat.
Ding! Ding! Ding! A gentle chime reminds
me to fasten my seat belt as I enter the vehicle.
Some days, I’m in a rush to get from Point A to
Point B so the seat belt remains flaccid, useless
as it hangs by my side. Still, my car continues,
chimes its plaintive monotone song because it
cares.
Around the holiday season, I always find it nice
to see the dashboard lights lit bright and cheery
as I drive. Check Engine. Low Oil. Rear Hatch
Open. And, here’s a funny one that reminds me
of an inverted house key, inexplicably, floating
calmly on the ocean. I wonder what it means?
With all of today’s technology, it strikes me as
an oversight that we have yet to install caution-
ary lights on humans. I’d have surely kept my
distance had there only been some sort of indi-
cator, a red light flashing on your forehead, to
warn me of the danger you posed to my safety.
Welcome! I'm so glad you're here! Unroofed but not Unhinged is a place where you can get to know me through my poetry. I'd like to get to know you, too, and I welcome your input. I've been a closet poet for many years, testing the water on several poetry sites. Now, this quirky duckling is looking to make a splash in her own pond!
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This is great. The concept works so well. I enjoyed this immensely
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