Things You Don't Say to an Officer

He had an apologetic tone to his voice as he leaned toward the driver's side window.

(I didn't afford him the dignity of the view in my eyes.

I hid them behind my sunglasses:

my only weapons stashed in that car.)

"I believe you officer when

you say tailgating is the number one cause

of accidents in this area,

but trains and driving too

slowly are the number one causes of being

late to class."

The green in the grass laughed.