A year after that life-changing disaster
Hearts still filled with sorrow, faces with anger
But Filipinos being resilient and strong
We have been able to survive and life goes on.
Deadly fate struck at Leyte and Samar
Nature’s fury was truly most bizarre
Menacing skies engulfed the whole region
Too scary to warrant condemnation.
As the typhoon Yolanda leveled Tacloban
We recalled the atomic bombs dropped in Japan
Thousands died and thousands more still missing
How horrible to watch the dead piling!
Even the brave ones could not help but cry
They cried until their eyes had gone dry.
The pain was almost unbearable
And we knew we were all liable.
Today marks a new chapter in the victims’ lives
To full recovery as the ordeal subsides.
For sure the Visayas has learned its lesson
That Mother Earth can make a dangerous turn.
While shouting for help, they were just ignored
Comes now a renewed hope and lives restored
Too much the pain, too many people suffered
November 8 – will forever be remembered.