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For Your Safety

Clark Steven Lupton

August 17, 2007



The rules for safety are a lot

But some people won’t follow them if they won’t get caught

Some motorcyclists won’t wear helmets on their head

They worry about getting caught, not about getting dead



Some people drink and drive

They also care about getting caught, not staying alive

They care about their parents and brothers

But they don’t care about killing others



Some don’t put on their seatbelts it’s true

As if it’s not the manly thing to do

The sign at the gas station says “Do not smoke”

But some do anyway as if it were just a joke



I saw a man dangle a baby over a 3rd floor mall rail

Fathers like those should be put in jail

Some people walk with unleashed dogs at night

They think they won’t run away or bite



And there’s the whole family on a motorbike

It’s not the safety; it’s the convenience that they like

Motorcylces zip in and out of traffic as if they don’t care

Don’t they know we don’t know that they’re there?



And cars will cut you off at the left from the right lane

It makes you wonder if they are all insane

And what about the people who text at the wheel?

It’s not road safety but urgency to text that they feel



Accidents happen each and everyday

If you think they won’t happen to you that’s so gay

Follow safety rules, I’ll tell you why

It’s not about getting caught, it’s so you won’t die