Against The White Man's Burden's Claim Poem by MELVIN BANGGOLLAY

AGAINST THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN'S CLAIM
A poem written contrary to the context of
Rudyard Kipling poem WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
BY Melvin D. Banggollay

Behold, white men don't ever dare
To take the burden to conquer
Thy land for your race still mediocre
Nor superior that my breed can fear
For mine is even mightier to declare
That this brown skin is better to fear
With ways to emulate with cheer.

Mine is our burden to bear
For we can wait with every tear
To defend our land with no fear
And to take pride even to conquer
A race like your breed to insure
Our gain be secured with our lure,
Wit of tongue and wisdom so pure.

Never dare to take the burden
To end the savage of war unbeaten
To feed our mouth as famine deaden
And heal our sick that had stricken
For thy breed endure even shaken
And thy race can never be beaten
For we survived and can get even.

No need for thee teach us rule
Like kings of fool like you extol
For we have even greater minds
With wisdom that can remind
This whole world to explore
In unison as we seek to implore
The best Common good for all.


Just take your own burden
As we seek and reap our own
And don't blame other brethren
Your failures to gain and disown
For you can never own our burden
To free our bondage we sown
In our ways we had enliven.

Desist from thy ways of freedom
For we have our own to speak
And we don't desire a kingdom
Like the one your inspired to seek
Nor praise the gods you've come
For our God we praise and speak
Is even the God of every kingdom.

Be mine our childhood days
As a nation, we have our pride
Unraveled by trials of your ways
For we can take our stride
Towards a destiny of ours to say
Not of your own nor your bride
For we can seek on our own way.


I wrote this last night, Sept.3,2014 upon request
of Sister Apatra Buslig para daw
sa requirement ng anak nya sa school.