Kathmandu Taxi Ride

Walking, meeting, asking, cheating, bargaining, agreeing, leaving, joining a mass of cars, trucks, buses, mopeds, pedestrians, motorcycles, trash, smog…headlights, brake lights, faster, slower, lurching, gears shifting, hanging on, weaving, roaming cows, swerving, wide-eyed and white-knuckled, tight squeezes, dodging, dust flying, horns blaring, creeping, car stalling, exhaust fumes pouring, whistles shrieking, policemen pointing, bumping, close calls, heart pounding, sudden stops, inhaling fumes, sharp turns, potholes, short-cuts, forced merges, sleeping dogs, random jams, arriving, stopping, paying, thanking, leaving, sighing.