BLUE JAZZ

less cautious,

but not entirely in acceleration.

then the warning sign screams:

                                  bawal tumawid, may namatay na dito!

brake pressure.

second tea cup in the middle

of a pedestrian lane;

my daily dose of courage -- its presence expectedly brief.

you in your blue jazz

turning left somewhere

in QC.

I am right

here.

constantly on watch

for the stoplight to blink green;

a possible cue

to maturity.