A thousand teak logs jammed in ancient mud,

Recycled from a palace — what a stud.

The joints don’t need a nail, just faith and fit,

While concrete neighbors say, “You’re full of… grit.
Eight centuries of footsteps, floods, and fuss

The bridge still stands. Can’t say the same for us.



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