I was struck with sadness, anxiety and helplessness.
My ears and eyes were fixed on the videos, links, and feeds
in the process, discovered to pop out radio DZBB of gmanews.tv.
To fill up the space from mission to home.
Prayers . . . endless prayers and hopes as armor
Good bayanihan spirit moved heaven and earth.
Clearing the debris, mud, garbage and burying the dead.
Going back to normalcy
Is a struggle witnessed by the world.
I had water and floods appeared in my dream.
Talked to one señora about an experience of one heavy rain
and denuded that part of Quezon City
Mentioned to her that the place I was born as told by my mother
If ever flooded, Manila
A week later, Ondoy´s tragedy happened in Manila
Left me a void and a reflection on suffering.
Why can conversations around pouring rain
and why a dream of water and flood
will come true after 40 years? What a timing?
Many experiences to learn from Ondoy,
but more challenges for us as a nation and as one world.
To move fast in order to survive catastrophes.
Make initiatives to heal the earth.
And for us men and women - to unite to save our planet.
