FIRE !

Heard the fire truck sirens from afar.

There were so many zooming past.

A fire was raging in a shanty community

near the military base.

This community was held up by cartons,

old rusty roofs, salvaged, wood,

the old mosquito-infested tire, 

cardboard even plastic.

It is one of the many slum communities 

bordering our waters.

So many people live there, that

the community extends to

the bay itself.

You could see the glitter of corroded metallic roofing

around the whole of Cavite City in google earth.

Unfortunately, this is where crime, drugs, prostitutes and violence proliferate.

This particular community is notorious for drugs,

no police force would dare enter its maze of

ruler-width side streets.

People get killed here.

One of my friend's family reside there,

I just learned that their rented home burned down,

they were not able to save anything.

I packed some clothes in a reusable bag,

even if my clothes are giant-sized, they would

be able to have a fresh change of clothing.

Heard on the radio that the alarm is level 5 already,

I think it means that all available firetrucks 

from nearby cities should respond.

It is that bad.

The wind is quite feisty as well, I think

it contributed to the disaster.

I hope there are no casualties.