Could it be that Mr Cumming’s poor eyesight made it hard for him to read the rules he had written???
Test My Eyesight
I think I’ll take a daytrip
Just to test my eyesight out.
When you can’t see too well
It’s best to drive about.
I know we’re not allowed to roam
But this is an emergency
We’ve both been stuck inside our home
Fed-up with TV.
We’ve got a child to look after
What if we become ill?
We’ve driven half the country
And evaded the old Bill,
To deliver him to grandparents
They‘re old but they’re not poor.
Fleeing from a covid hotspot
To take refuge next door.
Though the wife was ill
We’re not spreading the disease!
I made up the rules
So I can do just as I please.
We’ve been in isolation –
Apart from going out.
We’re helping herd immunity
What’s the fuss is all about?
So me and the mrs
We’ll visit a castle or two,
Just to see if we can drive,
And it’s her birthday too!
We’re not breaking any laws –
As laid down in the land.
If we manage sixty miles
Three hundred will be grand.
I’m just testing my eyesight
So I can get back to work.
I wouldn’t want people to think
That from responsibilities I shirk!
No! I’m a key worker!
More important than you!
I make my own rules up
And do what I want to do!
Apologise?? You must be mad!
Why such a stink?
I’ve done nothing wrong!
I was acting on instinct!
I know everyone’s been struggling
And making sacrifice.
Surely if ‘they’ all stay at home
That’s enough to suffice??
Opher – 27.5.2020