I don't know if acclimatization
Means becoming alien to one's query
Why this, why that, why why "three little pigs"
Why I wonder, what reason gives, bamboo for rods
Shutting down my sense of sight and smell
Geared to spot the accolade dressed as normality
What gives, I try to find rational for structures
To justify the stands of these barometers
Long after I walked past still unclear on thoughts
What gives, is it the love for gravy so strong to crave
But for silver there is so much more to have
Just without the need to hang decency
Is my sense of smell and sight to be turned off
Like a closed shop, or be the lone crusader
Who is psychologically incarcerated
For seeing these harvest of today as poor
Yet I know there are a thousands others
With protest; so who does the crime
And who watches on, without query
Why this, why that, a standard required
An inquest into the inquiry
Who shot decency for silver so cheap
If I am not mistaken the three little pigs
Built their homes as separate on specifications
Knowing not to mix, straw and block
As one for the walls of their homes built
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Pigs
Note: KOANs Estate a house builder's shambolic and corrupt idea of saving on reinforcement in the concrete columns and beams in Ghana, using bamboo instead of steel in the concrete. This I believe is an exception rather than the norm in the construction industry in Ghana, hence my shock.
Sadly this happens everywhere, and not just in the construction business. We note more and more where quality is sacrificed to greed... what is the least we can do for the most income? How sad, when once there was pride in craftsmanship and reputation.
ReplyDeleteYou pose some thoughtful questions here about greed and corruption-- and the problem in the world we have of knowing but looking away and doing nothing when it occurs.
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine that bamboo would provide the necessary reinforcement. Alas, this sort of dishonesty does happen often. I've a friend in the US who has spent tens of thousands of dollars to replace plumbing, electric, etc. in a near-new home. The builder did nothing to code and paid off the inspector.
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