Warning Signs

Tybee Island offers a warning
for those on the coast
who think they can tough out a hurricane.
The sign shows that a category one storm
can produce a storm surge one person deep,
and a category two storm can produce a surge 11-15 feet deep.
That's a lot of water. 
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Life gives us lots of warnings and advice
to help us avoid the big mistakes.
So often we ignore the signs,
insisting on charting our own course
through the deep waters.
Nonetheless, I'm grateful
for those who have told stories
and posted signs in my own life
helping me avoid some of the deeper waters.
I get in enough pickles as it is.