Adrian Santos (March 22, 1911 January 7, 1996) was a Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer.

He
was born and raised in Tondo, Manila. His family roots are originally from Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines. He lived
in the United States for many years where he is widely credited as a pioneering Asian-American writer.
Santos received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of the Philippines where he first studied creative
writing.

Protect the things you see

by Adrian Santos
Look at that, surrounded by trees so tall.
Look at it as all the trees fall,
Now nothing can save you from the sun.
God created everything that you see,
He created those for you and me,
And we treat it as if it is rubbish.
Let us see a world that is clean,
Let's change the things we see to a new scene,
So that we can breathe a new clean air.
You have to protect the things you see,
From the smog and smoke, we should be free.
A new world I hope to rise.