We cap off Women’s Month and send you off to the Holy Week with a literary piece that speaks of the quiet toll of sacrifice. Mothers, wives, anyone who has ever had to set their self aside in service would know the “texture of gray” described here.
Actress Dorothea Gloria performs this poem by journalist and poet Lina Sagaral-Reyes (1961-2024).
LIT by Rappler features selections from the best of literature, especially by Filipino writers. This is our sophomore episode. Watch the previous episode here. – Rappler.com
Reader: Dorothea Gloria
Producer, director: JC Gotinga
Videographer: Franz Lopez
Video editor & scorer: Leone Requilman
Graphics artist: Nico Villarete
Supervising producer: Beth Frondoso

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