Ofw - Overseas Filipino Workers

Oh If Double You  
What can you do?    
Your salary is coming      
Time to pay the due     
    
You're away from home             
In a country not your own 
Sacrifices are done      
Just to take money home
                                      
Your hard earned money               
Is a sweet jar of honey                                                       
Made kins so happy
Leaving you almost empty
             
Then they call you a hero         
But the help is almost zero
Better go back to your barrio
And plant corn and potato.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Macalino Avatar
August 22, 2014 at 9:19 AM
This is great. I really love this. Can you give me your biography? I just need it from our assignment. Please. Pinoy naman ako eh.
Minardi Avatar
July 24, 2013 at 7:46 AM
well you made a comedy-from-tragedy out of this one.. I'll be foreigner soon, therefore this amused me more..
Medida Avatar
February 4, 2014 at 10:29 AM
thanks for the review
Andresen Avatar
April 24, 2013 at 3:55 AM
- An interesting poem Jonathan - very well written. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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