Traffic Lights

A Poem by Ronel Lee Alijado

Traffic lights are life,

Commanding you to stop

When it is red.

Red is thorns, crosses, debris.

Traffic lights are life,

Commanding you to set

When it is yellow.

Yellow is Thykhe.

Traffic lights are life,

Commanding you to go

When it is green.

Green is flowers, crowns, stars.

Traffic lights change

From red to yellow, from yellow to green

From green to red

At different crossings.

Traffic lights of life

End with thorns or stars

Red or green

At the eternal closing of the eyes.