The traffic had gone on awhile
Wondering what had happened for hours
It turned out the previous rain
Had flooded all the roads ahead!

The closer we neared the piteous scene,
It dawned on me a country sick.
Kids and teens had worked the road-
With clothes in mud and stomachs flat

A convoy had rushed us by
Diverting a stranded crowd
When just one car could mend the road
Two different worlds I thought for a moment..

But jokes on me my heart was broken!
I watched the cars that used the road
Cleared up well by future leaders.
While present...