'Kung Kayo Ay Puno Ng Reklamo' (Complaints) Poem by Cynthia Buhain-baello

Kung kayo ay puno ng reklamo
Dahilan sa abang kondisyon,
Ito'y isang sitwasyong gusto nyo
At di dapat isisi sa nasyon.

Kahirapan ay isang paghamon
Hinaharap ng bawa't isa
Sa sikap ang iba-y umaahon
At liwanag ng bukas nakikita.

Kaya't tigilan na ang pagturo
Ng daliring wari'y may pautang,
Sa mga yaong ang yaman ay di biro
Nakamtan sa pawis ng gawa iginapang.

Copyright ~~~Cynthia Buhain-Baello~~~07.13.13

TRANSLATION

If you are filled with endless complaints
Because of your abject poor condition,
Know that this a choice you maintain
A state you cannot blame on the nation.

Poverty is a challenge everyone fights
Something that all of us have to face,
Others can rise up from it and gain sight
The brightness of Future, they trace.

So let's stop the endless pointing of finger
As if we deserve a debt they must pay
From those who gained wealth in no easy manner
From their sweat and hard Work paved their way.

Cynthia Buhain-Baello~~~~07.13.13