The Jackhammer

 

Digging, breaking stones, opening up a hole, beeping trucks loaded with sand, cement trucks turning, 7 am the symphony at the construction site next door, towards my bedroom window, has begun on the dot. It is a concert that no one has gone through the hassle to buy the tickets to but have to attend whether you like it or not. Today the jackhammer is standing out due to the fact that it hasn´t been used before.

You´d think that they would take a break being that it is the week before Christmas and New Year´s therefore many people have the week off which means not having to wake up early. Since I usually wake up at 5:30 be it a work day or not, waking up at 7 is not such a bad deal. These poor workers only get Sunday off.

The lot of land is huge and it will be filled with buildings, which means that this will go on for who knows how long. They are supposed to be common apartments for the lower class, which is wonderful if they give those who have lost their home a shelter. But can those who live on the streets afford to pay for these apartments? So far, they have put up six buildings all different heights, I guess that means different prices too. I have read several articles about it and t will be filled with stress, markets, hair saloons and other small business so the people that live their do not need to go far. I just keep thinking of how much traffic there will be around the lot in the future.

The symphony needs to be tuned. Some of its musicians are playing of beat, especially the jackhammer that cannot play for the length of the piece, for this reason, it stands out, just like a soloist who just hasn´t been practicing.

Written: December 29, 2021

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