sa bata pa siya wa siya kalangkat ug mga pako sa langaw
wa sad siya nakahikot og lata sa ikog sa iring
o nagpriso bag bakukang sud sa balayan sa posporo
o nagyatak ug balay sa mga lamigas
midako siya
ug ang tanang kabuang gihimo sa iyaha
diha ko sa kiliran sa iyang higdaanan sa dihang namatay siya
ingon siya basahan nako siya'g balak
kabahin sa adlaw ug dagat
sa mga nuclear reactors ug satellites
kanang kabahin sa kabantog sa katawhan
Optimistic Man
by Nazim Hikmet
as a child he never plucked the wings off flies
he didn't tie tin cans to cats' tails
or lock beetles in matchboxes
or stomp anthills
he grew up
and all those things were done to him
I was at his bedside when he died
he said read me a poem
about the sun and the sea
about nuclear reactors and satellites
about the greatness of humanity
he didn't tie tin cans to cats' tails
or lock beetles in matchboxes
or stomp anthills
he grew up
and all those things were done to him
I was at his bedside when he died
he said read me a poem
about the sun and the sea
about nuclear reactors and satellites
about the greatness of humanity
