Prepare for the worst of a super typhoon
Filipinos, all of them, 19 million
It may make landfall tomorrow
The same areas still rebuilding from sorrow
Made us homeless only last year, evacuating
The storm's path widens without a warning
Now we are preparing for the worst
Setting aside relief items, safety messages
Still recovering from the trauma and fear
Underestimate any threat and be a volunteer
Working all day yesterday and today
Helping secure and pinpoint any evacuee
Ruby is the fourth such storm in three years
Regular updates from hurried tears
Displaced, living in camps and shelters
A storm is arriving coinciding with our cheers