Road Rage

by Derek Morrison

William Blake (1757-1827), A Squatted Devil with Young Horns, ca. 1810.
William Blake (1757-1827), A Squatted Devil with Young Horns, ca. 1810.

Driving at speed in your insulated box
Feeling the pressure of time, your obsession with clocks
Now who are these people who get in your way?
It’s those lyrca-clad pedalers out for the day.

Why do they wobble so, in and out?
What are they pointing at, and why do they shout?
They should stay in the gutter, where they belong
The road is for you, the fast, the strong.

Let’s get even closer, let’s watch them run
Much less than one metre is much more fun
Press hard on that horn and watch them start
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Coffee Stop

by Derek Morrison

CoffeeCupThumbnailTCoffee stop
Energy draining
Blood sugar drop
Need sustaining.

But table service
Fulfillment slow
Getting nervous
Near time to go.

Front of house
Very chic
Back of house
News is bleak.

Facilities no soap
One shared towel
Shared bugs scope
Definitively foul.

Reassuringly expensive
Confused with quality
Customers pensive
Despite frivolity.

Scope for whining
Not enough to eat
Like fine dining
More they bleat.

Friendly smile
Not even one
Not their style
Cyclists shun.

Mud on seats
It’s been raining
Splashes from streets
No guards explaining.

Pay as a  group
Final pain
Collection hoop
Not come again.

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