The Rider

October 8, 2010, 10:24 am
Filed under: Poetry, politics | Tags: poem, Poetry, Raymund Villanueva

He rides his high horse

And he is liking it

He looks down on the people

And goads them to applaud

“Makisama naman kayo,” he orders

As if he is wronged

By the people he stepped on

While mounting the beast’s back

He makes his horse dance

Step sideways and run in circles

He makes it jump and rear

Going nowhere all the while

He mistakes the people’s silent stare

As an insult on his riding skills

“Puro kayo batikos,” he thunders

Atop his high horse

Indeed the people are staring

Not at the rider but at the fat horse

Which may make for a hearty meal

For their hungry children back home

-5:49 pm

8 October 2010

Quezon City

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