“DON’T TOUCH THAT”
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Sitting as in a glass case,
People passing at a fast pace…
One wants to cry
And catch their eye,
But that is not his place!
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Some people deliberately run,
For guards that isn’t much fun…
Some prefer to fly
Without saying “hi”
Or call you “General,” on the run!
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Of course there are one or two
To whom you’d like to get to…
They may smile
Once in a while
But they’re the ones you shut up and stew.
–Jonathan Caswell
THAT CORNER OFFICE
I’d like a corner office
With windows all around…
To keep an eye on all my mates,
To hear those working sounds.
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I’d like to have a window
Or two, looking outside…
Where I can gaze out through the haze
And see the swelling tide.
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I actually have an office
In a corner with windows…
Security desks view the best,
As everybody knows!
–Jonathan Caswell
GUARD SHACK
A desk inside is what we got,
But the label is still “Guard shack”…
And that’s outside near the back gate..
Where extra stuff is packed.
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Security has had a desk
For as long as I’ve been here…
When something addressed “Guard shack”,
On this desk will appear.
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Folks must need something stable for
This world of changing fact….
Why not call Security
Desk the old Guard shack?
–Jonathan Caswell
CERTAIN SMILES
Sitting at Security watching the folks go by
Ready to accept any smiles given on the fly,
When favorites known to me
Bless by their pleasantries,
Gratitude keeps my spirits high.
–Jonathan Caswell
IN AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION…!
In an undisclosed location
Works a Guard all alone….
Making sure
That on his tour,
All doors are rammed home.
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His senses are heightened
As the work load is lightened…
It’s bound to stay
A long night’s way
Until each bolt is tightened.
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With no one on the floor,
Just the desk, he’s done before…
This evening’s split
So another will get
Enough hours and the final tour.
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But for the rest of the week,
Eight hours at the desk will tweak…
Labor cost down
So the client’s found,
But the little guy accepts it meek.
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Can’t write all poetry,
With limits to creativity….
Need to bring a book,
With frequent looks
At all places with the CCTV!
–Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 