Anthem of the Taxi Cab DriverAnthem of the Taxi Cab Driver

by Ace Lewisby Ace Lewisacelewis47@msn.comacelewis47@msn.com

I am your taxicab I am your taxicab driver.driver.

I come from I come from different different nationalities and nationalities and I am native born.I am native born.

Driving a cab is Driving a cab is an interesting an interesting way to make a way to make a living. living.

Much of how Much of how much I make much I make depends ondepends on

me; me;

how charming how charming and courteous and courteous

I can be. I can be.

How good am How good am

I at assessing I at assessing whether a whether a

potential client potential client

will pay. will pay.

I need to know I need to know where I should where I should hang hang

out to get fares.out to get fares.

At the end of the At the end of the day, I count my day, I count my tips and consider tips and consider

myself lucky that myself lucky that I haveI have

survived another survived another day. day.

I enjoy being I enjoy being in control. in control.

Leaning my Leaning my

city, I see its city, I see its various various

aspects, both aspects, both glamorous glamorous and seedy.and seedy.

I know your cityI know your city

in a way you in a way you never will the never will the shortcuts and the shortcuts and the side streets,side streets,

the flow of traffic the flow of traffic and patterns of and patterns of behavior that behavior that depend on timedepend on time

of day and of day and weather weather conditions.conditions.

But then thereBut then there

are the are the

regulations, regulations,

the weather the weather

and the and the vagueness ofvagueness of

directions. directions.

There are also There are also the impossible the impossible demands of demands of customers and customers and traffic. traffic.

So my job is So my job is definitely definitely challenging!challenging!

I take you whereI take you where

you need to go you need to go and help you on and help you on your way.your way.

I listen to you I listen to you and give you and give you advice.advice.

I touch many I touch many peoples’ lives peoples’ lives for a short for a short time.time.

I hear snippets I hear snippets of your lives of your lives and sometimes and sometimes I even share I even share part of mine.part of mine.

Insulted, robbed, Insulted, robbed, injured, you hold injured, you hold me in little regardme in little regard

yet I am the one yet I am the one who gets you to who gets you to where you need where you need to go. to go.

Because of your Because of your needs, I will needs, I will always have a always have a job.job.

It is true that It is true that driving a cab gives driving a cab gives me a freedom and me a freedom and independence thatindependence that

not many enjoy.not many enjoy.

I think sometimes I think sometimes you secretly envy you secretly envy me. me.

You may You may assume you assume you are above are above me but often me but often I have I have degrees and degrees and years ofyears of

expertise in expertise in various various professions.professions.

I see you, my I see you, my customer, at customer, at your best and at your best and at your worse. your worse.

Cleaning out Cleaning out trash, vomit, trash, vomit, blood, drug blood, drug paraphernalia, I paraphernalia, I reflect on thereflect on the

depths a persondepths a person can sink to.can sink to.

But then there But then there are other are other moments, when I moments, when I feel privileged to feel privileged to know you andknow you and

we rejoice we rejoice together in our together in our connection.connection.

However, when However, when all is said and all is said and done, my done, my greatest joy is in greatest joy is in participating inparticipating in

the dance of life.the dance of life.