BYPASS!

Coaches, Cars and Lorries

We'd really enjoy living here
(And so, we think, would you)
If coaches, cars and lorries
Passed by instead of through

We curse the constant traffic
The never ending flow
If only coaches, cars and lorries
Passed by instead of through

You should hear our windows rattle
You should witness how we sigh
When coaches, cars and lorries
Pass through instead of by

We dream that in the future
(And let's hope our dream comes true)
All the coaches, cars and lorries
Will pass by instead of through


Poem copyright Bernard Young
From Wanted Alive by Bernard Young, Hands up Books, 2004