Living in a Gated Community

Joe achieved his dream of living in a secure place.

Living in a Gated Community

 

By Elton Camp

 

To live in a gated community was Joe’s ambition

Where outsiders could enter only with permission

 

And ultimately, this goal he managed to achieve

Life in such a place had perks so hard to believe

 

The gate was carefully manned both day and night

It provided a level of security that was out of sight

 

From the time the community’s operation did begin

Not one single intruder had ever made his way in

 

The strong gate was by no means the only feature

By which the place stopped any undesirable creature

 

A metal fence the whole community surrounded

Any unauthorized passage it effectively confounded

 

To the residents, for free, even utilities were supplied

All those provision made it a low-cost place to reside

 

Pesky salesmen could no longer come to Joe’s door

His visitors were those who had been approved before

 

People who pass by never expect to live there

However, they will often slow down and stare

 

“My old boss lives there & does not a lick of work.

All the cooking and cleaning is done for that jerk.”

 

There is grumbling from people who think it unfair

That those people don’t work but haven’t a care

 

“That’s a place with many an economic parasite.

For them to live in such conditions just isn’t right.”

 

Twenty years the judge said that Joe must stay

So, at his age, he’s not likely ever to get away

State prison has become his permanent address

But it is a true gated community nonetheless