on the street
i have seen an old man
repairing shoes
a street kid vends
cold mineral water on
a very hot day
in the city
heavy with traffic
a fruit vendor carries
her ripe bananas hanging
on a bamboo pole
the jeepney driver wipes
his neck with a cloth
sweating it out to earn
money for the food
of his family
on the other hand
others, politicians,
power brokers,
legislators, executives,
stock market manipulators
wallow with their
easy money in hotels,
vacations abroad,
mansions,and flashy cars,
etcetera
this cycle of corruption
this death of rules and decency
and the triumph of greed
and immorality
this cycle of dynasties and
violence
may God
solve all these
inequalities
may Good Men
thrive
no one relies
upon people anymore
i have seen an old man
repairing shoes
a street kid vends
cold mineral water on
a very hot day
in the city
heavy with traffic
a fruit vendor carries
her ripe bananas hanging
on a bamboo pole
the jeepney driver wipes
his neck with a cloth
sweating it out to earn
money for the food
of his family
on the other hand
others, politicians,
power brokers,
legislators, executives,
stock market manipulators
wallow with their
easy money in hotels,
vacations abroad,
mansions,and flashy cars,
etcetera
this cycle of corruption
this death of rules and decency
and the triumph of greed
and immorality
this cycle of dynasties and
violence
may God
solve all these
inequalities
may Good Men
thrive
no one relies
upon people anymore
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