BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Bulatlat
For L/Cpl. Daniel Smith, convicted rapist of “Nicole”, after his acquittal by the Court of Appeals
You should be thankful that this country,
which you visited as a uniformed bearer
of the Stars and Stripes,
has a government run by Macabebe Scouts
and marionettes with cotton spines.
In a country where honor and courage
are as natural as the sun’s brilliance at noon,
you would, at the very least,
be rotting behind bars.
But fortunately for you, that was not the case.
So be thankful that this country,
which you visited as a uniformed bearer
of the Stars and Stripes,
has a government run by Macabebe Scouts
and marionettes with cotton spines.
*The author recited this poem at the Ten 02 Bar in Quezon City, during the April 24 leg of Artists Arrest the VFA, a bar tour jointly organized by the Artists’ Response to the Call for Social Change and Transformation (Artists’ ARREST) and the Junk VFA! Movement.
