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Pagmata ug Pakig-away
Christine Paula Love Bernasor


Kanus-a kita hingpit nga makamata? 

Kanus-a kaha kita maluwas gikan sa atong mga kaugalingon sa bug-os na panimuot sa unsa mahitabo kon kita mapakyas? 

Kita kaniadto suod nga higala sa kinaiyahan. 

Karon nag-atubang kita sa iyang kasuko, sama sa atong labing daotan nga mga kaaway. 

Ang ulan nga kaniadto nagpanalangin kanato, karon nagtunglo kanato. 

Sa matag tulo sa ulan, usa ka kinabuhi mawala Naabhak atong puluyanan 

Ang damgo sa artipisyal nga pag-uswag, Impyerno sa karon 

Hinay-hinay mitakyap ang kangitngit sa iya. Ngánung mitam-ak ta aning dapíta? 

Tambilágaw íyang panan-aw sa lúhà, 

Ang pagluib nag-ab-ab sa íyang balatían Ang mga hakog sa gahom nagsunod sa kalaglagan. Ayaw patában sa itom na sulug. 

Talikdi ang mga bisyu. 

Patalinghúgi ang púlung sa yuta. 

Súkul. Ábi na lang, daug na.

Listen to the poem read out loud by the author

Wake up and Fight
Christine Paula Love Bernasor

 

When will we fully wake up? 

When might we save us from ourselves in the fullest consciousness of what happens if we fail? 

We were once good friends with nature. 

Now we face its wrath like our worst enemies. 

The rain that once blessed us now curses us. With every raindrop, a life is lost 

Our home is destroyed. 

The dream of artificial progress, 

Hell of the present 

Slowly darkness covers her, 

How come we wound up in this place? 

Her vision is all blurred from the tears. 

Treachery is causing her illness 

Those who were greedy for power followed destruction. Don’t get caught in the black tide.

 

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.

This poem sprouted in the Philippines. Highlighted lines above are from “The Fullest Consciousness” by Cyril Wong in Singapore.
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Thank you, Christine Paula Love Bernasor, for responding to the public call for poem seeds and sprouts! Every voice matters. Everything counts.
Photos used on this page were taken and provided by Christine Paula Love Bernasor.
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