we used to cycle to schools

We used to cycle to schools

Those were the days when the weather was cool

Every student would find it easy to pedal along

Saving time and getting up early in the morning

When the buses usually would arrive in the dawn

When the street lights were still shining

When the sun was still in slumber

Sometimes the buses never arrived

The teachers would ask for explanation

Too many excuses the teachers may not like

Some may have to stand outside the class

As a form of punishment of telling too many lies

Cycling was the way to save time

Those were the days when traffic was low

Cycling was a breeze in the early morning

The school compound would see many bicycles

Some bicycles may get out of air

Where the naughty students would do it

Taking potshots at the random bicycles

But the years ahead changed

The motorbikes came into scene

Wealthy parents could afford it

The secondary students would ride in

Honking the new parade on show

The bicycles slowly disappeared

The weather too was hot

The traffic was heavy

Then back to public buses

Woke up early in the morning

Catching buses in sleeping heads

And to watch girls riding on the buses

A good bargain for a change of scene

Now we see

Bicycles seem the last resort

The battery operated bikes on the street

The students and adults ride it on

The progress but health suffers