By Disobidience Poem by Jessie Clarete Bernabe Cadsawan

...This is a nightmare in a province in the Philippines and I want to share to all, because this may happen not only here, but to any plave in the world, as long as there are law breakers...

Roaring from the mountain were heard
Shaking of the ground were felt
Leaves flown scattered all around
As if giants in that site had passed.

Beautiful bird’s songs were lost
Their nests and eggs were wasted
Fresh air that comforts and refresh
Humidity of air so virus germinated

Roaring, dashing, flashing of water
Gigantic floods rolling down the hills
Living things passed by were unsafe
Lucky were saved, not to unfortunate.

Screaming, shouting people crying
Horrible sound of water roaring
Soil erodes and was carried to cover
Tremendous loudness of what was carried.

Roots on the ground buried were extracted
Those on top the soil were obscured, covered
Soil, rocks and pulled trees rolling in anger
Like humans crying the hate what’s happening.

Hundreds of lives were buried alive
Thousands were lifeless and homeless
No young nor old no gender was special
A death astounding calamity beyond belief.

Boulders that from mountains were cropped
Agonies and mourning from the horrifying shock
Calamity brought about by forestry law disobeyed
Who is to blame for the tragic fate from mother earth?

Aug.20,2009 at 11: 00 am Philippines)