Rhey Anne Gempisao Alvarico Poems

There are a great many men and
women whose strengths were only
revealed to them during their
darkest hours. Had they not faced
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(This is a poem written in Filipino language and is dedicated to the old man who fix and sew shoes at the sidewalk. I don't really know him but I see him everyday when I'm on my way to school.)

Isang umaga nang papunta sa skwela,
Mayron akong nakitang mamang matanda.
...

Life doesn’t always follow
the path we would like.
Sometimes, there are twists and turns.
There are small obstacles and large ones,
...