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November 8, 2013 (Tacloban City, Leyte)
Mark Nikko L. Fauste

 

She was crying
and was covering her ears with both palms,
but she could still hear
the outrage of the clouds
—it was screaming next to her, she said.

She was crying
and was covering her ears with both palms,
but she could still hear
the souls swept by the surge
—they are haunting, she murmured.

Can’t you hear?
Are you deaf?
Just ignore it, then.
They will just look after you.

This contribution is from Poets for Climate, a collaborative project among the branches of The Climate Reality Project in the Philippines, Africa, and Canada in support of When Is Now. The Agam Agenda, together with mentors from each branch, facilitated virtual Pebble Poem Workshops for Climate Reality Leaders every Thursday from 4 August to 1 September 2022. This is one of the many poems that emerged from the workshops. Read more.

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