PAKIKIGPAGLABAN SA KAHIRAPAN
ni Manoy Doro
kalagitnaan ng taong 1978
ikaw tusong kahirapan ‘di namin kinatatakutan
sa kalupitan mo maghihikahos ma’t gagapang
kami ma’y mamumulubi’t magiging kahabaghabag
mga mithi’t pangarap namin ‘di mo mabubuwag
ngayo’t magpakailanman ulo nami’y ‘di iyuyuko
kami sa iyo’y lalaban hanggang kayo’y maigupo
sa mga puso’t diwa namin paninindiga’y ‘di marurupok
‘di hahayaang mga pangarap mauuwi lang sa alabok
minimithing kasaganaan abot-tanaw na namin
nagbabagang araw sa ami’y lilipas din
libong dusa’t hapis man sa amin ngayo’y nakapaligid
bukas ay liligaya rin at may tuwang walang patid
ang pagpapagod mo, kahirapan, yao’y masasayang lang
sa kapangyarihan mo’t katusuhan kami’y ‘di malilinlang
kung ang abang buhay nami’y kaya mong kitlin
mga puso’t diwa namin ‘di mo magawang pasukuin !
I can relate to this article, as I was once a Labor Leader, and a member of Kilusang Mayo Uno, I really appreciate it that we have the same thoughts about poverty. keep up the good work and keep writing poems and articles such as this one.
Regards,
Ka Ester
maraming salamat Ka Ester. hayaan mo’t ilalagay ko rito ang iba pang mga gawa ko. and please take note, these are written during the martial law era kaya marahil alam mo na kung ano o kung sino ang “KAHIRAPAN”
hats down to you, manoy doro……i was too young to remember the martial law era,it’s something that i used to read and heard from people who experienced it first hand.i guess, poverty does not fade in time, it gets worst in time.tyranny may changed it’s face but never it’s character…looked at where or what we become as a nation…on personal level,poverty should not stop one to achieve his dreams and aspirations in life, it should start there…sabi mo nga”"”kung ang abang buhay nami’y kaya mong kitlin, mga puso’t diwa namin di mo magawang pasukuin…
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