Forbidden
Life’s full of many hidden dangers
Against which there are warnings and rules,
Regulations, barriers and notices,
Talking down to us like we’re just fools.
The prohibited list is endless,
Leaving us feeling stupid and flat.
So many things are forbidden:
Don’t do this, and don’t do that.
On the roads, there are codes,
Like speed limits we can agree,
But so many minor infringements
Seem counter-productive to me.
There’s fines, if you disobey guidelines:
No
Entry, No Parking, No Turning,
There’s too much to keep up with,
Easy to get wrong, but we’re learning.
It’s a pain, on buses and trains,
Though it’s fitting, they only allow sitting,
And again, I’m very supportive,
Of there being No Swearing, or Spitting.
It’d be choking, if they allowed smoking,
Some people’s behaviour’s not good,
But we’ve got to draw the line somewhere,
Common sense needs be understood.
You don’t need a sentry, to deny people entry,
Security posts make jobsworths lonely,
They don’t need to shout, to keep people out,
Just “Authorised
Personnel Only”.
We’ve all tried, to get past “Access Denied”,
Cycling
Prohibited, Beware Of The Dog
Non-transferable,
Not Suitable For Children,
No
Cameras, No Entry, Slow Down For The Fog.
Use some gumption, on “Not Fit For Human Consumption”,
Prescription drugs you shouldn’t abuse,
For you’ve got to be careful with medicines,
Especially
those marked “Only For External Use”.
Do
Not Drive or Operate Machinery,
Don’t get too close, or put up your nose,
Things that you shouldn’t
And Never
Exceed The Maximum Dose.
Let not the State, try to over-regulate.
So, let’s have no if’s and no but’s -
We can work it out for ourselves
When it’s case of “May Contain Nuts”.
Here’s an Unexpected
Item In The Bagging Area -
And here is the moral delivered to you:
Haven’t we got our own sense?
Is there anything
we can be trusted to do?
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