at Panganiban Avenue

Here I stand waiting
concrete road to my place
mobiles meet and pass by
smokes belching from every tail

here I stand waiting
under the fury of the noon sun
bleeding my every water
til they soak dry my shirts

here I stand waiting
the clouds change to dark
drops fall down my face
dripping wet my vulnerable coat

here I stand waiting
thirty minutes gone by
still no sign of a ride home
better I give up and walk instead.