Public Service by Medardo Panlilio

What is public service, shouldn’t that we ask?

That, every public servant everyday needs to ask

Because surely that drives and informs their task.

Else, they will be up to anything than their real task.

Whether a public servant is at the front or back

Ultimately, there is the public it ought to track

Whether it is satisfied or there is a service slack.

What’s in-between that doesn’t line up is setback.

Any accomplishment that does not have on sight

The public at the very center of often shaky sight

Is nothing but self-service unseen by clouded sight

Even if celebrated by servers to the highest height.

Public service isn’t any work to be done, or undone,

Mechanically as if at the other end after all is done

A counting machine, gone once all services are done.

Public service is a calling with smiling heart it’s done.

Public service is not just about something to count

But a full bundle of experience and things that count

That recipients are simply too glad to others recount

If they are pleased with all the things they think count.