The Prisoners
.
Robertson and Sallinen,
or Peter and T.J.,
Were working on an echo
shift, just the other day.
Peter then decided,
it was time to take a break,
So they pulled into
the Simmond's lot, to try and stay awake.
.
They had their trusty
newspaper, to help to pass the time,
The car was neatly hidden,
by two semis in a line.
Engrossed they were
in reading, when two workers headed out,
Each exchanged a friendly
wave, what were their thoughts about.
.
Twenty minutes later,
when their reading was all done,
Peter put the car in
gear, and now begins the fun.
He drove up to the main
gate, to get back on the street,
Found the gate was locked
up tight, this was no simple feat.
.
For now the roles had
been exchanged, the cops were in a cage,
And Peter now would
really earn, that token trainers wage.
He could teach his new
recruit about, performance under stress,
To put their heads together,
for a way out of this mess.
.
First the called the
reference, to come and free the pair,
When he was not available,
they began to feel despair.
But still they kept
their hopes up, their options running out,
Someone would come and
open up, of this they had no doubt.
.
Such was not to be the
case, they would have to leave the car,
Without some transportation
though, the would not get too far.
So they made their jailbreak,
by climbing o'er the fence,
Then they made their
getaway, with the situation tense.
.
Next morning they returned
to get, that car of blue and white,
Then drove it back to
Oakridge, to correct this oversight.
So the moral of this
story boys, a good one too alas,
Look out for fenced
in areas, and always watch your ass.
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PC 664 T.J. Gowdyk 89-05-23
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