Proceed with caution, Mahahual, Costa Maya, Mexico
a little poem from waiting outside a shop in a fishing village in Quintana Roo
By Roderick MakimPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
photo by R Makim
Cuidado
Warned the ancient
Sign
Lined with damage
Rust-old blind and
Dumb.
__
Whatever words
It once had
Lost to the rust of
Time.
__
Once it might
Have spoken
Of hazards ahead.
Unexpected turns in the road
Ahead of you.
Speed up.
Slow down.
Stop.
__
Now it only
Warned
Cuidado.
About the Creator
Roderick Makim
Read one too many adventure stories as a child and decided I'd make that my life.
I grew up on a cattle station in the Australian Outback and decided to spend the rest of my life seeing the rest of the world.
For more: www.roderickmakim.com
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