The Goblin's Den Blog

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Can anyone truly know a stoplight's woe?

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The Sad Stoplight

Look at this stoplight...

just humor me, please.

It seems there’s a face

in the dead LEDs.

Is that a smile I see?

No, I think it’s a frown.

Under one of its eyes

there’s a tear running down.

Why so sad, stoplight?

Tell us of your pain.

Do you feel alone?

Is your life mundane?

Bobbing on that wire

through the rain and snow.

Cycling through your colors--

that’s all you’ll ever know.

Watching as cars go by,

feeling so bored and stuck.

I guess being a stoplight

would definitely suck.

Now I want to cry, too.

Who would’ve had the notion

that a simple stoplight

could show such emotion?