the apartment

The apartment on minor renovation

The sound of drilling on the floor

Taking off the old tiles water cisterns

Knocking on the doors

The vibration hit the floors

The neighbours look up and watch

Every time they pass the area

The sound of whisper maybe silent protests

The air particles floating

The dust settle on the walls and floors

The cleaning up will take a day or two

Before it will be on a clean sheet of satisfaction

The apartment owner goes to watch

The contractor and his workers doing the job

Carrying bags of cement and sand up the steps

It is heavy with the 50kg bag of cement

He says it isn't a easy walk up the steps

With a heavy load it drains out your breath

It is the work for the able bodied guys

It will be a breeze for these men

The apartment unit will be completed

For now the knocking has been done

The neighbours on the floors will understand

Living on highrise buildings