Image by Nandiyan na naman ang nakakabinging sipol ni kuyang tanod habang tumatakbo sa daan. Hinuli agad ang gusgusing bata sa tabi saba’y kurot ni Aling Marites sa tenga’t baywang. Walang kalaban-laban si Andoy at kahit naghihinagpis na ay patuloy pa ring sinasaktan. Pilit pinapaamin sa kasalanang hindi niya ginawa kahit siya pa’y kapkapan ng kapkapan.
Naririnig mo din ba ang mga boses ng mga bata na nais lang mamuhay ng mapayapa? Hangad nila’y mabigyan ng pagkakataong mapakinggan naman at makapagsalita. Walang laman ang sikmura pero ‘di magagawa ang binibintang ng iba. Kagaya ni Andoy na hinusgaan na lang agad kahit walang ebidensya.
Habang ang ilan ay nagpapakasasa sa karangyaan, ang iba nama’y nakukuntento na lang sa tira-tira ng iba. Dahil sa kahirapan, hindi na nagawa pang makapasok at makapag-aral sa paaralan. Masakit isipin na ang iba’y nalulong sa mga libangang masama. Pero ibahin si Andoy dahil kahit papaano’y alam niya ang tama’t mali kahit ano pa ang kaniyang pinagdadaanan.
Isa, dalawa, tatlo, kailan kaya matututo ang mga tao sa’ting lipunan? Dahil ba sa anyo’t katayuan sa buhay, sila na ang palaging pagbibintangan? Pare-pareho naman tayong tao at bawat isa sa atin ay may karapatan. Pero bakit ang lupit naman ng iba? Eh, pwede namang idaan sa mabuting usapan ang hindi pagkakaintindihan.
Image by Nakakabingi ang katahimikan. Nais ko lang naman na ang aking boses ay mapakinggan. Isulong ang mga karapatang-pantao at tulungang magkaroon ng direksyon ang buhay ng mga taong nakalimot na’t nakuntento na lang sa buhay-lansangan.
Pangaralan hindi ipahiya, turuan hindi gulpihin, tulungan hindi kutyain, pakinggan naman at hindi na lang basta tatalikuran.
Huwag nang hintayin pa na ang sigla nila’y tuluyang matuldokan. Linisin at ayusin ang katarungang nabahidan ng karumihan. Magkaroon din sana ng respeto sa bawat kasarian. Matutong makinig at gawin ang tama para sa ating kapakanan.
Mga nakatanikalang pangarap sana’y hindi na ipagkait at makamtan
Huwag nang magbulag-bulagan o di kaya’y magbingi-bingihan. Dahil nasa ating mga kamay ang mga kasagutan. At karapatan nating ipaglaban ang ating mga karapatan.
Muli, nais ko na ang aking boses ay mapakinggan. Mapaos ma’y hindi ako titigil na ipagsigawan ang ating mga karapatan. Anuman ang ating pinanggalingan at ipinaglalaban, pantay-pantay na pagtingin at kapayapaan ay sana makamtan.
English Translation
The people passing by on the street didn't seem to care. Some pretended to be just curious and joined the crowd. After a while, one left smiling, and then someone shouted that she had been robbed. One is happy and smiling, while Aling Marites will go home in tears.
There was the deafening whistle of the guard while running down the road. Aling Marites immediately grabbed the scruffy boy next to him and pinched his ears and waist. Andoy is very pitiful, and even though he is in pain, he is continuously being hurt. He is being forced to confess to a sin he did not commit.
Do you also hear the voices of children who just want to live in peace? They wish to be given the opportunity to be heard and speak. Their stomach is empty but they cannot do what others accuse them of. Like Andoy, who was judged immediately even without evidence.
While some indulge in luxury, others are content with the leftovers of others. Due to poverty, some cannot enter and study in school. It just hurts to think that others have turned and become addicted to bad vices. But Andoy is different because somehow he knows right from wrong, no matter what he goes through.
One, two, three: when will the people in our society learn? Is it because of their appearance and status in life that they will always be blamed? We are all human beings, and each of us has rights. But why are others cruel? Misunderstandings can be resolved through good conversation.
The silence is deafening. I just want my voice to be heard. Promote human rights and help give direction to the lives of people who have forgotten and are content with street life. Educate, don't shame, teach, don't beat, help, don't mock, listen and don't just turn away.
Don't wait any longer for their enthusiasm to drop completely. Cleanse and repair justice that has been stained with impurity. There should also be respect for each gender. Learn to listen and do what is right for our own good.
Chained dreams would hopefully no longer be denied and achieved. Don't turn a blind eye or turn a deaf ear because the answers are in our hands and we have the right to fight for our rights. Again, I want my voice to be heard. No matter how tired I am, I will not stop shouting for our rights. Whatever we come from and fight for, I hope equality and peace will hopefully be achieved.