Signs of Anxiety
Fearful in the foyer
where new students
throng confused seeking
'orientation'
I tell myself they're
the young finding
themselves first,
one another next,
what to study last.
I'm just here to browse
in the library,
but anxious -
is it a fire-trap?
I peer where fire-hoses
ought to be -
a sign proclaims:
AN ADDITIONAL
LENGTH OF HOSE
MAY BE REQUIRED
TO ACHIEVE COVERAGE
In the men's toilet
I read: The Shower Room
may be used for Wudu.
Please consider other users,
bring your own towel
and leave the area
as you found it.
Someone has scrawled:
Voodoo. Someone
has erased it - not quite.
Wudu? Muslim hygiene,
why should I worry?
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