The Civil Engineer

When the secretary of the Civil Engineering Association asked me to write something "informal" for the Department magazine "Arena", I tried for hours, obviously in vain, to write something short and funny, something along the lines of what I used to write before. I finally gave up and took out trusty weapons- a few rhyming words. 

When the world bursts with lack of space
And lands overflow in the modern mad race
Don’t fret, for I am here
For I am the Civil Engineer

I will provide you the shelter you seek
Give roof for the wealthy and the meek
I am capable and I am here
For I am the Civil Engineer

When the roads overflow with zooming cars
And the streets dissolve into cacophonous bazaars
Don’t fret, for I am here
For I am the Civil Engineer

I will give you the roads you need
Clear the path to do your deed
I am capable and I am here
For I am the Civil Engineer

When you’re dying for a sip of water
Or when you’re caught in a flood slaughter
Don’t fret, for I am here
For I am the one and only Civil Engineer

I will bridge all the gaps
And supply pure life to your taps
I am capable and I am here
For I am the one and only Civil Engineer

When into the earth your homes seem to sink
Or when they topple down in a blink
Don’t fret, for I am here
For I am the one and only Civil Engineer

I will assure you foundations, strong and safe
And placate mother earth off her chafe
I am capable and I am here
For I am the one and only Civil Engineer