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Men At Work
by Mary Ellen SmithI love to see those men at work as I go driving by.
Their glistening pecs and sweaty brows, their firm and sinewed thighs.
I don’t mind the speed reduction. Orange cones all in a row.
But have you heard the working signs are slated now to go?
“Men At Work” that posted sign, now sexist, it appears.
That lovely sign that has foretold, MEN AHEAD these many years.
“Workers Ahead” hasn’t got the ring. The uncertainty is sure.
And I’ll still slow as is the law, but the lanes ahead are blurred. 07/11/2008 Author's Note: Happening in Atlanta Georgia.
Posted on 07/11/2008
Copyright © 2024 Mary Ellen Smith
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Joe Cramer on 07/11/08 at 04:32 PM Outstanding! |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 07/11/08 at 05:24 PM I got a kick out of this one Mar....CharMin |
| Posted by Melissa Arel on 07/12/08 at 03:58 PM haha.. so you're the grandma who admires the sweaty, young, muscular men! i bet i will be the same way ;) i really liked this MaryEllen.. great job! |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 07/15/08 at 01:50 PM Great satire! Humorous and descriptive. (Overly sensitive feminine psyches forcing a false political correctness! My take on the Workers Ahead signs.) |
| Posted by JD Clay on 08/24/08 at 03:56 PM Your observation and you poem is a real head-turner, Mary Ellen. It pops the red flag political correctness and spoils all the gender specific fun. Maybe you could petition to change it back to, Men Hard at Work, or better yet, Hard Men at Work, hehe! |
| Posted by Mike Loftis on 10/13/08 at 01:43 AM Very funny. A perfect match for Rust Arquette's poem "Why I'd Like to See Dolly Parton Naked" |
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