The People of North Korea are Starving by Richard Gappi

The people of North Korea
are starving,
says the Western media.

But in the London Olympics,
North Korean Kim Un-Guk won
two gold medals
in the snatch and clean and jerk
weightlifting category.
But wait, he didn't just win;
he also scored
two new world records.

And the people of North Korea
are starving,
says the Western media.

-Translated by Aris Remollino
2012, July 31

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Nagugutom ang Mga Tao sa North Korea
-Richard R. Gappi

Nagugutom
ang mga tao sa North Korea,
sabi ng mga Kanluraning media.

Sa London Olympics,
napanalunan ni North Korean Kim Un-Guk
ang dalawang gintong medalya
sa snatch at clean and jerk
category ng weightlifting.
Ay, hindi lamang niya napanalunan
kundi naitala pa niya
ang dalawang bagong world record.

Nagugutom
ang mga tao sa North Korea,
sabi ng mga Kanluraning media. #

-Richard R. Gappi
10:17pm, Martes, July 31, 2012
Angono Tres-Siete (3/7) Poetry Society
Angono, Rizal, Pilipinas