Taft Avenue as a playground

Two dingy children goes up a bus in front of the Philippine General Hospital. They distribute empty envelopes without explaining why. The bus conductor doesn't seem to mind their presence, as long as passengers get seats and they don't scare the commuters off. Clearly, these kids are oblivious of the dangers of playing tag inside and outside the bus. One day, they may fall off a bus and get squashed by another vehicle. If they are lucky and grow into their teens, they would start depending on induced highs to get by the lack of food.

Taft Avenue is their playground; their home. What does the future hold for them? I sure hope it is not as grimy as the pylons of the Light Railway Transit, and not as dark as the puddles after the rain along Pedro Gil Street.

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