Hung out at the roof garden with the cats for a while and noticed the crane for a condo being built nearby.
We used to complain a lot about the heat and glare during the summers. But now everywhere I look there's a high rise peeking over the horizon, blocking the sun at at different times of the day. And not too far out, the properties around us are starting to build higher too; increasing the number of windows and balconies looking over ours.
Earlier today I walked around the neighborhood and noticed how alive it was. Our street is the only one left lined with Narra trees. In the mornings and afternoons vendors of fruits, vegetables, dried fish, street food, clothes, and toys pass by. Kids still play and bike on the street. And the older people still play chess, and watch TV from each other's garage. And I keep wondering everytime I see a condo or crane propped up, how long will all of these last? How long til the leaves and light turn to dust and shade? How long til we stop greeting each other from outside our gates? How long til we realize we used to have so much of each other.
We used to have so much of the sky.
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