Interceptor, a poem by Thomas Rogers Muyunga Mukasa

Interceptor

A green car parked on a side street,
owner gets out and pays money into a meter,
a few coins are all it takes,
an hour or less and she will be done,
a leashed brown dog follows her,
her stumping heels its reminder,
she pulls the leash when it strays,
she meets a long lost friend, 
also walking her dog and hoping to shop,
they catch up on so many things,
they promise to find time for dinner,
they depart on that note,
she of the brown dog chains it,
she has to go to a restaurant,
while there she finds a long line,
finally she gets to be served,
green tea with lots of ice,
out she exits the restaurant,
the brown dog is all excited on seeing her,
the street parking department official passes by,
among the cited vehicles is the green one,
she exceeded her parking time,
what the...? is an uncompleted expletive from her,
she sees the white envelope under the wipers,
the parking department official finds twenty more,
a private enjoyment passes the official's mind,
the interceptor used by the official is so tiny,
while the parked vehicle owners are gone,
the official goes about ferreting, singular and determined,
the hunt yields thirty more vehicles.
 

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