the river of debris

The river of debris

All kind it carries

Floating along deposit some

Reaching out to its final call

The marks on its way

Sometimes it causes soil erosion

Along the banks of the river

Heavy downpour of rain

The houses sitting near to it

The owners don't take notice

As the years of the river flowing through

One day the wall will give way

The local council officers

They hardly move out to survey

There is no proactive routine

They wait for people to complain

But the people's attitude

“It isn't my land why should I care?”

I have seen it with my own eyes

My neighbor doesn't care

The pipe burst at his area

He didn't bother to call the authority

For weeks I watched what he would do

Until I got fed up I notified the department

It is better to live in a mixed development areas

Where the races will intermix and play games

It will cultivate the racial harmony and tolerance

I know I used to live in a mixed race village

Until incident happens

Only the affected people will wake up

There the local council officers will arrive in group

To take survey and assess the damages and actions