Tuesday, December 29, 2009

toll and toil


Toll and toil
On lowly paid wages
The express bus drivers
Falling asleep chasing money

Accidents on highways
Accidents on toll booths
Deaths occur frequently
How many deaths?
Before mandatory rest periods?

Reports and investigations
Nothing concrete will come to the fore
Like golfers practising hitting balls
“Fore! Fore! Fore!”

How many deaths before waking up?
In the buses and on the streets
Enforcement weak resulting deaths
And the bus itself safety compromise

Toll and toil
Deaths on the streets
Sleeping drivers chasing money
No rest company dreaming profits

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