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Hang Up & Drive
by Ed Matlack → (All Poetry by Ed Matlack)
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Big Brother is watching, not long before Orwells prediction will come true ...


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HANG UP & DRIVE…


 


New Jersey, the second state supposedly getting this law,


Starts this Thursday, can’t wait to see,


If the other drivers in the state do so like me…


 


I usually pull to the side of the road,


Seeing too many wrecks, too many deaths, too many bodies turned cold,


Refuse I do to talk when I drive, unless it is a two way radio set up,


But then again I do drive for a living; I even drive with a coffee cup,


Yes I do eat, and drink when I do drive, without even spilling a drop…


 


But I have had lots of practice, driving ambulances, trucks and cabs,


Have to eat, have to drink, no breaks do I get,


I do this as I must, I am not just into kink, so do not fret,


I do love to drive, will miss it when I can no longer,


Will have to remain, for my future drives, so much stronger…


 


So, if you plan to drive in NJ anytime soon,


Wear your seatbelt, “click it or ticket”, and no phone calls,


Especially while driving, you have fully entered the state of big brother,


NJ is definitely it, no longer will you find you have any sense of self,


As HE is watching, big brother, the size of the state, not of an elf…


 


                        © ed – 6/29/04 


 


 


 


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Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on June 29, 2004
No talking and driving here too...need to stop...now the moment the phone rings they slam the breaks and "Boomcrash Whatang" another chain accident...
Now we have a choice Crash with a Taxi or a Phonecall!!

Love Through Crash!!

Tinka

Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on June 29, 2004
you want to know crazy driving????
I did for "Dominico" out of Bayonne
out of desperation, not bad for a part time gig

William

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on June 29, 2004
We've had them for years. WHAT DO POINTS MAKE...indorsments

Reviewed by Ch'erie de Perrot
Reviewed on June 29, 2004
Oh Mate if you get caught with a cell phone to your ear here now, its big fines and demerit points off your licence. Hands free is the go.

Keep on driving ED.

Hugs
Ch'erie

Reviewed by Anna Marie Fritz (Reader)
Reviewed on June 29, 2004
A really good piece of writing Ed!
Thanks for the cleverness bringing smiles to our faces.

Reviewed by Thomas Lanechanger (Reader)
Reviewed on June 29, 2004
Very thought provoking write, Ed!!!… What’s next… you won’t be allowed to talk to the passenger sitting right next to you???!!!… It’s just another way for the states to reach into our pockets!!!… I’ll give you my old C.B. Handle… Empty Pockets!!!… Peace thru Talking!!!

Reviewed by Katy Walsvik (Reader)
Reviewed on June 29, 2004
Sigh... call it Big Bro if you wish, but it frightens me to be anywhere near somebody who's more interested in a chat on the phone than my safety.. my friend puts on headphones to talk on the phone while driving.. both hands free to drive. Your clever delivery and biting satire haven't lost an inch of edge... write on, Eddie M. katy xox.


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