Walls are only as strong

Walls are only as strong

As the mortar used

To hold the bricks in place.

Get the mixture wrong

And before too long,

It all falls down.

Door locks break, eventually.

Keeping you in,

Or out.

It makes you want to shout

When even a locksmith

Cannot open it

From the outside.

And as he climbs over

The poorly built wall

He dislodges bricks,

And is hurt in the fall.

But you do not care

You should not be there

At all.

You were going out

To lunch,

With a wonderful bunch

And now,

To make matters worse,

You have missed it.

After several hours

And more than one curse,

They push a bunch of flowers,

And a doggy bag

Through the letter box,

The man has gone

To buy some new locks.

And you are still trapped,

No matter how hard

The door is rapped.

You try not to be rude

But can’t really face food,

And resolve to leave it for later,

When you feel more secure,

And have found a cure,

For an over reliance on

Tradesmen.