a thirty eighth poem...'the gap'

We all laugh

At health and safety

Including the blind,

Deaf, dumb,

Even the lame -

But would we do the same

In the face of danger?

Or, after one of us ignores

The warning sign

On the platform

That says:

‘don’t leap when you hear the beep’,

With stupid head

All swollen, red,
Ears, eyes, nose

Trapped in the train doors,

Feet and toes
Swinging helplessly

Over.. 

THE GAP.