How to survive a walk
By Carol Pelizzari
Grip your keys tightly,
Grit your teeth sharply,
Walk slowly but do not stop.
Keep your eyes down,
Keep your head bowed,
Don't talk to anyone else.
If you must wear hoodies do take care,
If you must be female please beware -
For there are crooks in every alley,
There are monsters in every square.
Every stray suspicious shadow,
Has a plot to plan your ruin,
Every bump and every grimace,
Invites your quick impending doom.
Don't draw in their attentions,
Don't drop your rightful guard,
And when weighing in all the danger,
All the peril and the risk,
Honestly, it's probably better -
Best not to take that walk at all.
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