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I, Higaonon II.

by Telesforo Sungkit Jr.


I you called savage
you say savage is bad people.
You say you is civilized
and civilized is good people.
I.

I you called pagan,


you say pagan is bad people.
You say you is Christian
You laugh I speak wrong your
and Christian is good people.
tongue
You laugh I kneel on big rock or I not knowing you say.
or I pray before big tree. You angry I speak my tongue,
You angry I call Migbaya, you say I silent I not speak your
you say my God is devil. tongue.

I not laugh you kneel on dead tree I not laugh you speak in your
or you pray to hanging God there. noses
I not angry you call your God, or you kalamura speak my
and I not call Him devil. tongue.
I not angry you speak your
I angry you get my lands, tongue,
I angry you get my golds, I not say you silent you not speak
I angry you burn my wood books, my tongue.
but you say I should love enemy.
I angry you kill my datus,
You say love enemy I angry you burn my house,
but you killed grandpa baylan, I angry you get my honey,
you killed grandma bae, I angry you get my sakop,
you killed uncle bagani, but you say I should know
you killed even dog talamuod. democracy.

You say know democracy


but you commanding all
you telling I not speak
you forcing I live near plantations
You making all us sakop
you killing my brothers not liking
you.

III.
I you called brother you help kill even my
you say brother skin also brown. balangkawitan rooster.
You say you is my brother
and brother is good people. I angry you help kill my datus,
I angry you help burn my house,
You laugh I kneel on big rock I angry you help steal my honey,
or I pray before big tree. I angry you paying cheap my
You laugh I speak wrong your abaka, coffee, coconut, banana, etc.
tongue but you say I should know
or I not knowing you say. government.
You angry I call Migbaya,
you say my God is devil. You say know government
You angry I speak my tongue, but you commanding all
you say I silent I not speak your you telling I not speak
tongue. you forcing I live near plantations
you making us all sakop
I not laugh you kneel on dead tree you killing us not liking you.
or you pray to hanging God there.
I not angry you call your God,
and I not call Him devil.

I not laugh you speak in your


teeth
or you kalamura speak my
tongue.
I not angry you speak your
tongue,
I not say you silent you not speak
my tongue.

I angry you get my lands,


I angry you get my golds,
I angry you dishonor my sisters,
but you say I should love brother,
skin also brown.

You say love brother, skin also


brown
but you help kill grandpa baylan,
you help kill grandma bae,
you help kill uncle bagani,
you help kill dog talamuod,
IV.
I pagan?
I savage?
I brother?

V.

I knowing gooder, I knowing bad.


I knowing badder, I knowing
good.
I knowing brother, I knowing
stranger.

I knowing things yesterday, today,


tomorrow.

I ancient.

I Higaonon.

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