Hello You! What a drive. Getting home these days feels more like a task than going to a place of sanctuary. Anybody else feels this way? I do understand that with development comes a few inconveniences but dawg, this is not for the weak rather the impatient. Hours upon hours in traffic, hungry, tired, sleepy. Kids in the back arguing away. But we must endure it for the sake of progress. Election is really around the corner. We see you, big dawg!
Sirens, Dust & More Promises
The roads feel heavier these days,
not just with traffic,
but with mud, dirt
Dug out,
unpassable in places,
patched like stories half-told,
we navigate them slowly,
guessing our way through
what should have been clear.
No clear directions
No guidance,
Just instinct and prayer.
And then,
sirens.
Sharp. Sudden.
Cutting through the hills
like something gone wrong
that no one saw coming.
Weird accidents, they say.
Strange turns. Loud noises,
Unanswered questions.
A car flipped where it shouldn’t be.
A crash that doesn’t quite make sense.
Details missing.
Silence filling the gaps
where truth should live.
We slow down when we pass,
roll the window up just enough
to feel the weight of it,
then drive on,
carrying confusion with us. What is them doing? Ah who guiding the traffic?
And somewhere in the distance,
the noise grows louder,
Flags soon will be flying,
Voices rising.
Promises echoing through speakers
like they’ve been rehearsed
too many times before.
Election fever.
Hands shaking,
smiles flashing,
words flowing easily,
about change,
about progress,
about tomorrow.
But today?
Today the roads are still poor,
Still dangerous.
Still telling stories
no one fully explains.
Where is the information?
Where is the truth
after the sirens fade?
We are left to piece it together
from whispers,
from videos,
from “I heard…”
instead of knowing.
So while the island debates
who will lead,
while the noise rises higher
and the promises grow bigger,
the dust settles slowly
on roads we still have to drive on.
Carefully.
Quietly.
Uncertainly.
Because beyond the speeches,
beyond the slogans,
what we really want is simple,
to understand,
to feel safe,
to make it home in one piece.