26 April 2001 <br />in front of historic shrine <br />beyond media cam shadows <br />lights satellites <br />margined with political banners <br />held masses democratic reform <br />for pro constitutions <br />for pro democracy <br /> <br />it's seem a boring poltical history <br />cycling around fishbowl water <br /> <br />i was just a 6 year old boy <br />i heard only people power EDSA 1 <br />i had no idea yet what was that all about <br />mine was to see tanks, armies in full-battle <br />gear running in main city street not in jungle <br />where they should be <br />then at age 21, I had witnesed the last day of <br />2nd EDSA episode with elites majority <br />occupied the shrine <br />and still at age 21, that very year still <br />when the puwersa ng masa <br />formulated the known people power 3 <br />the so-called EDSA 3 rally <br />the poor inhabitants now is the majority <br /> <br />still singing ang BAYAN KUNG PILIPINAS <br />shouting out loud MABUHAY the Philippines! <br /> <br />i keep on wondering when will the EDSA 4 and 5 and 6 and so forth and so on will take over again and occupy the shrine <br />so i just bring my MP5 to play once more <br />the hackneyed MABUHAY songs and monotonous expressions <br />for pro democracy, for pro rights, for pro freedom<br /><br />Rommel Mark Dominguez Marchan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/politics-edsa-1-and-2-and-3-and/
