Ondoy

The target is clear. A deep valley. Fenced by barren mountains in the east. Subdivisions on foothills and in low lying areas. Rivers and waterways clogged. Unmaintained drainage. Houses inside the floodway. Corrupt government. Ready for the kill. Ondoy poured it all. Collapsing slopes. Inundating towns and cities in the valleys. Gasping, exasperating, wailing, blaming, cursing, but no, we'd survive this one as we did in the past. Good souls helping, bad souls faking. Surely, another deluge is in the horizon. 10, 20, 30 years, it does not matter. They do not know what they're doing. Forgive them. Mend our corrupt leaders ways O God. Don't command the winds and rains to stop. Make our leaders know what to do.