The Gas Station Poem by Theresa Ann Moore

The Gas Station



On the corner of my street is a Speedway gas station.
This is where to find the answer to worldwide salvation.
Many travelers stop at this place; it is often quite hectic.
Each day that I go there, I see someone with whom I click.

As I walk to the entrance, I see another person approaching.
One person opens the door for the other without coaching.
It is amazing, because it always seems to work with courtesy.
Kind smiles and 'thank you, ' makes an agreeable potpourri.

I might see someone that I have known for several years.
More often, someone who is a stranger randomly appears.
I have found that whether a person is familiar or foreign.
No one asks the question; from what country were you born?

No matter where they are going or where they come from.
All customers are polite; there is no hostility to overcome.
Each waits patiently in a line to pay for gas and provisions.
They complete their transactions and avoid any collisions.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Cia Frizzell 06 April 2007

i work at one of those places and of about 500 people that pass through my station during a shift, there are (on a good day) ten nice ones... mostly the ones that look like freaks or thugs...300 are just passing through without much of an impact either way... and the rest, it seems, are evil evil people put on earth to make the help's life miserable...they are rude, obnoxious and inconsiderate and think they own the world and everybody in it... it takes everything i have to NOT tear into them and keep a positive outlook... i do appreciate the sentiment of your poem... i just don't think it's very... realistic.

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Theresa Ann Moore

Theresa Ann Moore

Michigan, U.S.A.
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