Ode to the Potholes

I THOUGHT THAT I SHOULD NEVER SEE,
A POTHOLE T’WAS AS LARGE AS ME.

WHILE DRIVING THE ISLAND, NEW AS I WAS,
I MANAGED TO KEEP TO THE LEFT.

BUT ONCE ADEPT TO THE ISLAND’S RULES,
I, QUITE RAPIDLY, WAS FOUND TO BE DIVEST

OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF FISSURES AND CRATERS BORN WITHIN
THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF ST. CROIX!

THEIR NAVIGATION, IT SEEMES,
AN OBSTACLE COURSE,

INTENDED FOR DRIVERS WITH JOY!

THE JOY OF EVADING THE BRUTAL BLOWS
OF POTHOLES WHICH CAN SHRED THE TIRES.

THE JOY OF REMEMBERING WHERE THOSE CAVERNS EXIST
WHEN NAVIGATING THE CURVES AND THE MIRES.

FOR MYSELF, I TAKE THE GREATEST DELIGHT
IN THE AVOIDANCE OF THESE BOTTOMLESS PITS.

BUT WHEN THE TREE-LINED STREETS CONCEAL THE THREATS
MY CONFIDENCE DOES TENDS TO SLIP.

SHOULD I ZIG, OR SHOULD I ZAG?
SLOW DOWN, OR SPEED UP?

THE HOLES, THEY KNOW YOU’RE COMING.

THEY SEEM ALMOST TO POSSESS ESP,
AND CAN ADJUST, WHEREVER YOU END UP.

AS A NEWBIE, I CAN SAY WITH ASSURANCE
THAT THE ROADS ON DE ISLANDS

SURELY WILL TEST ONE’S ENDURANCE.

SO, SHOULD YOU VENTURE OUT ON THESE ‘CHALLENGING’ ROADS
AND PROCEED FROM POINT ‘A’ TO POINT ‘B’,

BE CAUTIOUS! BE VIGILANT!
AND FORGET NOT, THE RULE OF THREE.

KEEP LEFT AT ALL TIMES.
AND DON’T EVER FORGET

BE POLITE TO ALL DRIVERS
LEST THEY INFLICT ON YOU, THEIR VET.

WHEN DRIVING THE ROADS OF ST. CROIX
AND ENJOYING THE MAGNIFICENT VIEWS,

WATCH FOR THE POTHOLES, OF WHICH MANY ABOUND
LEST YOU END UP ON THE LOCAL NEWS!