‘Flying Taxis in the Morning News’
R. Young
Flying Taxis in the Morning News
Water contact advisories are issued
Up & down the Coast
When the raving Sheriff,
Boosie Badazz of the Department, says:
All I remember of environmental quality
is donating more to Bon Secour.
Boosie charted rainfall
By waking up in the woods for two days.
When St. Martha appeared,
Maureen cried: Call Central
& get Boosie over here.
St. Martha’s husband had a gun aimed
At citizens on these segments
Of clotted beach where
A swimming advisory red flag
Scares the sneaky asleep on
Beaches west & east.
Water contact is a risk of illness,
Yes, but don't forget:
Infection has a double among swimmers
& among the homeless pelican hunters
Roaming Emerald Sands, bereft, hungry.
& nobody has stolen anything
Since the Beach Task Force
Warned one stupid jackass visitor
Perched on the seawall
To pick up his jewelry,
Which was laying about,
Bracelets, necklaces, rings.
This became a standing recommendation
For Chief Boosie, him who doesn’t avoid beaches
With high bacteria levels & radioactivity,
& swims within 24 hours of death
On the Emerald Sands while still
Being treated after a significant rainfall.
& he said more: Tell the people
The Salvation Army is moving in.
Now the Sheriff decrees
No jail time for miscreant realtors
& continues to blame the beach closings on raccoons,
Advising citizens to spread bromadiolone pellets
On Emerald Sands. True story.
In other news, the flying taxis in Dubai take off,
While here in Chandeleur County,
Casino rent fears cook the cake.
R. Young, a native and long-time resident of the Gulf Coastal South of the United States, now lives in Saint Paul de Fenouillet, France. The Core Review of Fork Apple Press will publish his work in an upcoming issue.
