Those Who Live in Grass Houses

Interpretation Inspired by Omission

Interpretation Inspired by Omission.

Slow
Children
said the sign
and I praised the decision
to omit punctuation
thereby leaving the matter
open to question.

Slow children is merely an observation
of the prevailing intelligence
in the young ones of the area.

Whereas Slow - Children is a warning
that children may swarm the road ahead
and so offer an obstruction
that best be avoided.

But slow, children is an instruction
to all underage drivers
that speed is dangerous
especially for ones of so little experience.


Line count: 18
Free verse
For PromptMaster! Week 3 Prize Prompt
Prompt: The most inspiring thing you’d find on a warning sign.