Hypocrites to say <br />I dream not to possess <br />luxurious expidition, BMW <br />Honda CRV, Trooper Isuzu <br />Crosswind, Toyota Fortuner <br /> <br />Pretentious is am I <br />if I love to commute under full <br />sun exposure, beneath dizzing <br />cough-causing rain, inhaling <br />smoke-belching Pub-utility jeeps <br />riding improvised motorboat <br />way back home <br /> <br />however, if former luxurious stuffs <br />would replace my intuitive habit in collecting stories <br />truthfully seen directly in an open field contact view <br />and too blurry it inside a limousine tainted glass <br /> <br />I would spurn it all <br />the status symbol <br />the proud model cars <br />the fully-airconditioned inside <br /> <br />In commuting with the public <br />is the best time to commune with <br />the beggars and the scavengers <br />the vendors and the carollers <br />the pain, the grief, the happiness of jogglers <br />the children laughter playing down the streets <br /> <br />I can see their contentment <br />I can see my countrymen <br />real scene of their everyday life <br />I can see the corruption effects <br />the graft residues <br />the greedy politicians full of promises <br />who exploit most the bottom - line poverty <br /> <br />I can see the another campaign <br />pyrotechnics banners <br />for another election <br />another promises <br />another bluff and expectations <br />another hungry stomachs feed with <br />a meager branded noodles, expired sardines <br />as alms for indirect vote buying<br /><br />Rommel Mark Dominguez Marchan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/politics-poor-advantage-election-exploit/
