JUST ANOTHER KYOKA POETRY

AN ACTOR’S PLEA FOR VOTES


All roles I have played,
…But not as a president.
Now your votes I need.
Allow me to some extent
Do it in the government.

Platform I have none
That, for sure…don’t understand.
Worry not, they’re done.
People around me are grand.
Dictates what…where I should stand.

You should vote for me.
Happiness, for sure, I’d give.
You’d see me daily
…On TV, where you live.
Think of the money you’d save.

(c) 2009 by edmund melig industan

Specifically posted for my fellow Kababayans, who'd be jamming the election precincts in a couple of weeks. VOTE WISELY, guys. GO FOR CANDIDATES, WHO HAS BRAIN AND INTEGRITY.

ANOTHER ELECTION VERSE

THE GOVERNOR’S PROMISE
edmund m. industan

Good morning this noon.
I’m here running for office.
Voting is here soon
You should vote for me, at least,
…Because I’m the very best.

If you’d vote for me,
I’d invite one and all
And cows would kill me
And I’d surely eat you all
…Before we raise the flagpole.

Men in Mindanao
Let’s think twice before we vote
A change we need now
Put to office those we thought
Who are worthy of your vote.

Don’t forget the past.
Some men were unworthy!
Let’s act real fast
Lest you want to hear them say,
‘Let’s sing the flag ceremony!’

(c) 2009


A KYOKA, a Japanese poetry also known as a crazy poem. It is usually written to make fun of politicians or someone in authority. I wrote this Kyoka when my wife and I were talking about the upcoming election in the Philippines. This verse was written after my wife mentioned of a certain politician in Cotabato 50 years ago. So, my fellow Kababayans, laugh after reading this verse and vote wisely in May. Otherwise, the last laugh would be on you.