Drive

Drive


Streets are narrow and poorly lit
Potholes and cracks all over the place
Sewer and garbage are scattered around
So much for cleanliness in this side of town

If not a house, an ambulant vendor squat the sides
They’ve snatched the streets from proper use
With children playing ball and old women gossiping
It’s hard to tell - where’s the pedestrian’s crossing

It would have been fine when everyone
Respects the law and follow the traffic signs
But not in Manila, don’t be a fool
It’s anyone’s guess how you can drive it cool

Perplexing to mind how one gets to move around
Streets littered with vehicles in monstrous number
Busy people that are on there way in hasty paces
Order is the least on everyone’s consciousness

The gridlock fault, it stems from lack of urban planning
Shortsightedness and too much politicking
Rapid population migration compounded the problem
One has to live with it to eternal flame


Dennis P. Maitim
June 11, 2008