Swerving after Crossing Ilalim on a Monday Morning

Emerging from Crossing Ilalim, we follow
the light, and the lanes of EDSA.

Along with thousands of cars, buses, heading where
offices are located. Fast-moving
(though unreliable) train drowns
engine sounds, blaring horns
from taxis, buses, AUVs swerving,
navigating,
to the least congested lanes.

But on this Monday morning, EDSA traffic is heavy
as usual. From the front seat
of this passenger van,
billboards obstruct my view of the sky
as we try to cross
the Guadalupe bridge—

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