Running The Wrong Traffic Light

On a traffic light, green means ‘go’ and yellow means ‘yield’, but on a banana, it’s just the opposite. Green means ‘hold on,’ yellow means ‘go ahead,’ and red means, ‘where the hell did you get that banana at?’ – Mitch Hedberg

The young runner. Circa 1972

She was not

Completely

A loose woman.

She thought of herself

As rather coy and selective.

I saw her

More like a blinking yellow light

At a busy highway intersection.

One felt some sense of danger

At least the need for caution

But no one

Ever

Bothered to slow down.

9-18-1974

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