Where Were You

Where were you
is the cheery question
asked of me by security
at Lansdowne library

As if security is not
a human being like
the rest of us
claim we all are
in the food chain

Where were you
took me quite aback
as I did not think
anyone would observe
my non-attendance
(least of all security)

Where were you
no PC upgrades done
contrary to expectation
the city works for you
just up your street

(Me paying for the
Internet
somewhere else
in the town
connectivity is everything
as you may well
know)

(A banter soon
followed
about the colony’s
weather
and wind he was not used
to
he coming from the
DRC)

Where were you
taking security for
granted
taking a human being for granted
taking the Internet for
granted
taking technology
for granted

Where were you
might take you
on a interesting turn

Highly amused am I,
at the library’s security guy’s enquiry of me, and the conversations that ensued, 14-15 April 2010, post my absconding.

- David Kapp, david_kapp@yahoo.com