What Justice was Like

Philippine justice was like a lottery

it's a sheer luck only

Lucky to those who have money

with power and  salary

It is indeed, money is the Ruth of evil

gained by people who is so cruel 

All they think was to have power

Bumping and degrading others with a tear

You did a crime? Okay!

You killed a person? Okay!

As long as you have money

Those bad things they did was nothing like barney

Where is the justice?

The justice everyone loath to without any price?

All should be equal right?

Can we all have it even if we have no strong might?

Justice is for all

to assist each other not to fall

Giving others a helping hand

To let them stand from the muddy land.

-Annjoy Canon and Rojean Faith Esguerra

(gorg. as ever)

Answers from the questions on Justice poem

1. Why are symbols important in a poem?

-Symbols are important in a poem because it improves one's writing. Its important so that the readers will be curios and imagine the scenes in the poem.

2. Why are symbols important in a life of a nation?

-National symbols are important because it represents the country's pride and honor.

What do people usually get from the symbol of a nation?

-People will respect the country and tend to unite as one giving honor to it.

3. From the Philippine flag, what do the following symbols symbolize?

a. 3 stars

-the three geographical region: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao

b. 8-ray sun

-the 8 provinces: Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Batangas, Laguna and Tarlac

c. blue color

-peace and justice

d. red color

-war, blood

4. Why does the poem describe the Philippines as "my uncertain country"

- the poem describe the Philippines as "my uncertain country" because the country was full of cruel officers who is greedy to money, they are corrupt. One's justice was nowhere to be found.

5. What is the poem trying to say about the justice in the Philippines and justice anywhere else?

-The Philippine justice system is very corrupt, weak slow and dull with blunt people in it who only thinks of money. The justice towards the poor and wealthy people are different. There is a VIP treatment for elite that is clearly unfair. The Philippine justice is as cloudy as doubts unlike to any other country's justice system that served their people right and fair.

-Annjoy L. Canon

(gorg. as ever)