Raul (W/ English Translation) Poem by Marites C. Cayetano

Si Raul
pinalad sa ibang bayan
nang magbalikbayan
bumili ng bagong bahay
at magarang sasakyan.

Si Raul
kapag nagmaneho
mga pulubi sa daan
tila di nakita
at hinayaan niya lang
na matalsikan ng tubig
na mula sa lubak
na tila pa sinadya niyang daanan
at di iniwasan.

Si Raul
nang siya'y nadisgrasya
sa pagmamaneho
ang mga taong nagdala
sa kanya sa ospital
na siyang nakapagligtas
sa kanyang buhay
ay yaong mga pulubi
sa daan.







Raul -english translation-


Raul
he made it in the foriegn land
and returned to his country
bought a big house
and a brand new car.

Raul
everytime he drove the car
as if he did not see
the beggars on the street
that he had just let the water from the gutter
to splash on them
while his car moved on.

Raul
when he had a car accident
the people who rushed him to the hospital
that helped save his life
were the beggars on the street.