"As Taal awakens"
The water evaporates as magma rises,
the once blue lagoon becomes a fuming crater again;
The heat rises as the once slept awakes,
Surprising the nation as the ground vomits.
Became hot and more hot as underneath boils,
Birds flown away as they felt stem rises;
The once blue skies would soon gone grey as tourists left that isle,
The question is, will they come back again?
Magma heats as ash releases,
Darkened the skies as thunder strikes;
Karma rains over the "developed, prosperous",
Landscape interrupted by the shaking earth.
The news been shown throughout,
From soil cracks to ashfalls brought;
From the once called "smallest volcano" within the lake,
That from its tremors underneath the once slept awake!
Running for shelter, going towards evacuation center,
Television radio outlets calling for relief operations now and after;
Incantations invoked some said "help no better",
Criticisms further fueled against the order.
And the chieftain arrogantly speaks,
Said "wants to eat ash" and a "crater to piss";
While apologists justifying statements trying to avert crisis,
Still can't stop the eruption, or the discontent of the masses.
Of volunteers started to carry relief operations,
Order and Opposition alike trying to suffice the people's hunger;
Quite lamenting to see folks struggling with ashes in their faces,
If not chickens, dogs, horses some died after being left in the isle marred by its tremors.
Grey heavens still prevail over the danger zone,
Despite the tremors lessened if not people trying to make lives go on;
Reports continue to churn two and fro, be it fear-provoking or not,
Still the magma flows underneath, I don't know if it will end making Taal erupt.
It is not surprising that the chieftain does his antics,
Preferring to give his thugs more than the ones badly need;
The latter wanted assistance, but the response seemed almost nothing,
Throwing them "crumbs" while his thugs with their "cakes", perhaps this meant something.
Apologists would still churn their statements,
And maligning the concerned as if pests
Trying to avert the people's sentiment
Blaming those whose word is against.
Still, the concerned people challenge his fury,
Like the magma rising they'll assert their liberty;
Let his statement turneth true as he endure the surge and embers,
Embers of hatred 'gainst the incompetent master.