Off the Hook

A blog post by Albert Semple

19 May 2023

Inspired by a comment on a car forum that made me chuckle, I nabbed it and made it into a poem.

Speeding down Commercial Street  on Thursday in the rain. I didn't see the camera  that monitored my lane. I triggered it to double flash —  was going far too fast. I had been in a hurry,  and was feeling quite harassed. I thought no more about it  'til a letter made me pause: The police sent me a form  enquiring who the driver was, Declared intent to prosecute  for my excessive speed For fifty in a thirty limit —  asking how I'd plead. They think they've got me bang to rights,  but justice will prevail 'Cos I've devised a plan  I think will keep me out of jail: Returning to the locus  where the camera's set out; Reversing past at fifty  so my tickets cancel out.
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