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    The poem expresses the anger and grievances of the Higaonon people against colonial oppressors. It details how the Higaonon people's lands, resources, and cultural practices were disrespected and attacked by colonizers who labeled them as pagans or savages. While the colonizers proclaimed to spread democracy, Christianity, and civilization, they ruled through force, domination, and violence, killing Higaonon leaders and imposing their language and religion. The poem questions the labels of "pagan", "savage", and questions whether the colonizers should truly be considered brothers, as they helped enable the killing of Higaonon people and theft of their lands. It asserts that the Higaonon people

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    The poem expresses the anger and grievances of the Higaonon people against colonial oppressors. It details how the Higaonon people's lands, resources, and cultural practices were disrespected and attacked by colonizers who labeled them as pagans or savages. While the colonizers proclaimed to spread democracy, Christianity, and civilization, they ruled through force, domination, and violence, killing Higaonon leaders and imposing their language and religion. The poem questions the labels of "pagan", "savage", and questions whether the colonizers should truly be considered brothers, as they helped enable the killing of Higaonon people and theft of their lands. It asserts that the Higaonon people

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    I Higaonon I angry you kill my datus,

    By Telesforo Sungkit Jr | 1 March 2018 I angry you burn my house,


    I. I angry you get my honey,
    I angry you get my sakop,
    I you called pagan, but you say I should know democracy.
    you say pagan is bad people.
    You say you is Christian You say know democracy
    and Christian is good people. but you commanding all
    you telling I not speak
    You laugh I kneel on big rock you forcing I live near plantations
    or I pray before big tree. You making all us sakop
    You angry I call Migbaya, you killing my brothers not liking you.
    you say my God is devil.
    III.
    I not laugh you kneel on dead tree
    or you pray to hanging God there. I you called brother
    I not angry you call your God, you say brother skin also brown.
    and I not call Him devil. You say you is my brother
    and brother is good people.
    I angry you get my lands,
    I angry you get my golds, You laugh I kneel on big rock
    I angry you burn my wood books, or I pray before big tree.
    but you say I should love enemy. You laugh I speak wrong your tongue
    or I not knowing you say.
    You say love enemy You angry I call Migbaya,
    but you killed grandpa baylan, you say my God is devil.
    you killed grandma bae, You angry I speak my tongue,
    you killed uncle bagani, you say I silent I not speak your tongue.
    you killed even dog talamuod.
    I not laugh you kneel on dead tree
    II. or you pray to hanging God there.
    I not angry you call your God,
    I you called savage and I not call Him devil.
    you say savage is bad people.
    You say you is civilized I not laugh you speak in your teeth
    and civilized is good people. or you kalamura speak my tongue.
    I not angry you speak your tongue,
    You laugh I speak wrong your tongue I not say you silent you not speak my
    or I not knowing you say. tongue.
    You angry I speak my tongue,
    you say I silent I not speak your tongue. I angry you get my lands,
    I angry you get my golds,
    I not laugh you speak in your noses I angry you dishonor my sisters,
    or you kalamura speak my tongue. but you say I should love brother, skin also
    I not angry you speak your tongue, brown.
    I not say you silent you not speak my
    tongue. You say love brother, skin also brown
    but you help kill grandpa baylan,
    you help kill grandma bae, IV.
    you help kill uncle bagani,
    you help kill dog talamuod, I pagan?
    you help kill even my balangkawitan I savage?
    rooster. I brother?

    I angry you help kill my datus, V.


    I angry you help burn my house,
    I angry you help steal my honey, I knowing gooder, I knowing bad.
    I angry you paying cheap my abaka, coffee, I knowing badder, I knowing good.
    coconut, banana, etc. I knowing brother, I knowing stranger.
    but you say I should know government.
    I knowing things yesterday, today,
    You say know government tomorrow.
    but you commanding all
    you telling I not speak I ancient.
    you forcing I live near plantations
    I Higaonon.
    you making us all sakop
    you killing us not liking you.

    This poem first published in Dagmay, the literary journal of the Davao Writers’ Guild. It was
    also included in Philippine PEN’s Peace Mindanao anthology published in 2013.

    Telesforo Sungkit Jr is a Higaonon poet and novelist. He is the author of Batbat hi Udan, a novel in
    Filipino. He won the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Writers' Prize 2007 for
    his Cebuano novel Mga Gapnod sa Kamad-an and the NCCA Writers' Prize 2011 for his Cebuano
    Novel Ang Agalon sa mga Balod. He is also a recipient of the National Book Development Board
    Trust Fund for Writers for his Cebuano novel Mga Tigmo sa Balagbatbat. His novel Driftwood on Dry
    Land was published by University of Santo Tomas Publishing House in 2013. He writes in Higaonon,
    Cebuano, Filipino and English.

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