I saw a taxi cab
Its color is yellow and it has no passenger
But in its sign board shows it’s available
But no one is coming in
I first saw it in the streets of Manila
The taxi cab is stucked in the traffic
I can hear it beeping louder than anyone
But every person who passes by
Walks, looks at the cab and continue walking again
I pity the taxi cab;
I can hear it in its wheels
That it wants to go over the traffic jam
The taxi cab wants to go somewhere else;
Somewhere far, somewhere new
But I’m glad that the taxi cab has its wheels
The wheels make the taxi cab move all over the place;
I wished I had the power of maximum strength
I want to push and throw the other cars
To make way for the taxi cab
To carry the taxi cab away from the traffic
And put it back in the road wherever it wants to
But then, it’s just a wish;
I sighed for I can give no help for the taxi cab
I can see that it tried to make way in the traffic
But beside the taxi cab lays a 10-wheeler truck
And on the other side, a black jaguar vehicle
I stared at the taxi cab;
It is small, it looks old and the windows are tinted black
But then, a smile slowly formed in my face
Of course, it’s just a traffic jam;
Sooner or later it’ll move and the taxi cab is back on the road again
Though the taxi cab would just have to wait
And waiting isn’t easy
But for sure, I’ll see the taxi cab around
And that moment, the taxi cab is free;
The taxi cab is no long waiting, no longer stucked