Swimming
Heading to the local beach,
I find the water out of reach;
placards quickly come in view,
telling me what not to do:
No inner tubes.
No scuba gear.
No pets allowed.
You can’t drink beer.
No piggyback.
No high dive leaps.
No sun bathing.
No driftwood heaps.
No volley ball.
No outside food.
No sand castles.
No attitude.
Still I perservere in spite
of signage grim in black and white.
But just [...]
