Vigilant or Vigilante?

A poem about the paranoia that surrounds safety on public transport. It's as well to remember that the Iranian student wearing the rucksack isn't the suicide bomber. It's Professor Plum, with the semtex, in the waiting room.

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Funny Poems about Domestic Life

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Paul Curtis

Be Alert

On public transport
You are reminded constantly
To be alert and vigilant
And report suspicious things you see

But if I saw something
That might be construed suspicious
I wouldn’t know what I’d do
As I don’t like to make a fuss

But what constitutes suspicious
Is it unattended packages
Or people behaving furtively
Or just hanging around for ages

Travelling home late on the train
One night before Christmas
I saw several women dressed as schoolgirls
Should I report that as suspicious?

Vigilant or Vigilante?

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