Gising!

Honestly picked this up from one of few posts I made in high school in my multiply account. Outdated and probably inappropriate but I think the point is still applicable especially for our country's current state under a very disappointing government rule:

"Gising!", a composition that I believe to be worthy of being preserved, written by yours truly for the Filipino 4 3rd Quarter Exam. We were asked to come up with a 3-stanza poem encouraging Filipinos to revolt against the Spaniards. Although it focuses on the time when the Philippines was under the Spanish rule, it may serve as a reminder to people that they should not tolerate unjust actions or treatment. [just realized this as I started this blog (XD)] I hope you find it pleasing to read. [As you read through the piece, one cannot help but imagine the performance of an elocution piece.]


Araw-araw nagsisilbing utusan,
Minamaliit ang kakayahan,
Binabastos at sinasaktan;
Tama bang ganito na lang?

Niloloko at dinadaya
Halatang-halata
'Di niyo ba nakikita?
Ito ang pamumuhay na may Kastila.

Binubugbog, inaapi
Narinig ko ang mga daing.
Ayoko nang manloko ng sarili.
Sabay nating ilabas ang lahat ng galit.
Humanda na kayo sa ating paggising!
[12.11.2007]

For those that actually took time to read the whole thing, thank you and please feel free to comment on the topic or poem.