Politics ***** Poor Advantage, Election Exploit Poem by Rommel Mark Dominguez Marchan

Hypocrites to say
I dream not to possess
luxurious expidition, BMW
Honda CRV, Trooper Isuzu
Crosswind, Toyota Fortuner

Pretentious is am I
if I love to commute under full
sun exposure, beneath dizzing
cough-causing rain, inhaling
smoke-belching Pub-utility jeeps
riding improvised motorboat
way back home

however, if former luxurious stuffs
would replace my intuitive habit in collecting stories
truthfully seen directly in an open field contact view
and too blurry it inside a limousine tainted glass

I would spurn it all
the status symbol
the proud model cars
the fully-airconditioned inside

In commuting with the public
is the best time to commune with
the beggars and the scavengers
the vendors and the carollers
the pain, the grief, the happiness of jogglers
the children laughter playing down the streets

I can see their contentment
I can see my countrymen
real scene of their everyday life
I can see the corruption effects
the graft residues
the greedy politicians full of promises
who exploit most the bottom - line poverty

I can see the another campaign
pyrotechnics banners
for another election
another promises
another bluff and expectations
another hungry stomachs feed with
a meager branded noodles, expired sardines
as alms for indirect vote buying