The Untamed Phoenix

It’s terrifying, isn’t it?

The thought that they might already be circling your very own backyard.

Right now, it may feel like Philippines is no longer safe for you.

Good for you, that only now you know what it feels like to live in fear.

I live in comfort too, but only because of my hard work.

If I stop pushing myself, I’ll have nothing.

Unlike you, who is secured for lifetimes over.

Yet you waste it, you flaunt it, as if it will never run out.

You don’t even tremble at the laws of God.

How do you raise your head so high and believe you’re greater than the gods, than God, Bathala, the Father, the universe itself?

You’ve raised children molded in your likeness.

Detached. Arrogant. Empty of humility.

You’ve traded your soul for wealth, for luxury, for comfort beyond measure.

And while you revel, the rest suffer.