Oct 25,2010- One Commute Day

After the Sudden Rain

All it takes 

should be approximately

half a minute.

To swiftly jump on the jeepney’s bumper;

Half of his body -

on the bumper,

The other half-

dangling beside the wheel

To splash on that sewage water

with specks of detergent

To scrub it in, scrub it out;

With that antique rag,

Simultaneously looking anxiously

for the sudden change of lights

Scrub it in, scrub it out;

as if the dirt had not been washed away

by the sudden gush of the heavy rain.   

Went to jump off the bumper

Open his palms

 To the faceless man on the steering wheel.