The lines in these poems were inspired by the speeches delivered by Ninoy and Cory and the rest of the lines were based on the things that happened during their time.
Message of Ninoy to Cory
The Marcos regime had been harsh on my people,
They too had let me and my country suffer,
I had been accused of crimes I did not commit,
I had been sentenced for many death penalties.
I didn’t need to go home, but I must continue this journey,
I must take all the risks to save this country,
I never sought nor had been given leniency,
If they would be planning to shoot me, so be it.
My death may have been a suffering to the whole nation,
But it had given way to your fight for democracy,
There is a God, therefore these sufferings are not useless,
My people suffered, I suffered, but it was all worth it.
Thank you Cory for continuing my fight,
Now your time is done, take my hand and hold me tight,
It had been a long journey, now you’ve reached the end,
Come and share with God’s glory, let God do the rest.
Message of Cory to Ninoy
I, a plain housewife stand here before my people,
I am ready to live my life for the country,
I am ready to continue the fight for freedom,
The fight for freedom, which you had initiated.
Regardless of the all the endless risks to my life,
I believe I must do everything to fight
For the democracy, that which had been deprived
From the country in which you have offered your life.
There’s no formula for ousting a dictator,
Nor a formula for building democracy.
All you can do is forget all about yourself,
And think of your people, then make it happen.
Your assassination wasn’t the death of your fight,
Nor the death of hope in a Filipino’s heart,
It paved the way for a stronger force in your fight,
And for the Philippine governance to turn out right.
Your death opened the eyes of wrathful Filipinos,
And they realized that your fight isn’t over,
The suffering you had experienced was all worth it,
Filipinos absolutely deserved your fight.
From the day I sat in office ‘till the day of my death,
The sacrifices we had done, I never had regrets,
Now that my time is over, I know we have done our best,
Ninoy, take me with you and let God do the rest.
They too had let me and my country suffer,
I had been accused of crimes I did not commit,
I had been sentenced for many death penalties.
I didn’t need to go home, but I must continue this journey,
I must take all the risks to save this country,
I never sought nor had been given leniency,
If they would be planning to shoot me, so be it.
My death may have been a suffering to the whole nation,
But it had given way to your fight for democracy,
There is a God, therefore these sufferings are not useless,
My people suffered, I suffered, but it was all worth it.
Thank you Cory for continuing my fight,
Now your time is done, take my hand and hold me tight,
It had been a long journey, now you’ve reached the end,
Come and share with God’s glory, let God do the rest.
Message of Cory to Ninoy
I, a plain housewife stand here before my people,
I am ready to live my life for the country,
I am ready to continue the fight for freedom,
The fight for freedom, which you had initiated.
Regardless of the all the endless risks to my life,
I believe I must do everything to fight
For the democracy, that which had been deprived
From the country in which you have offered your life.
There’s no formula for ousting a dictator,
Nor a formula for building democracy.
All you can do is forget all about yourself,
And think of your people, then make it happen.
Your assassination wasn’t the death of your fight,
Nor the death of hope in a Filipino’s heart,
It paved the way for a stronger force in your fight,
And for the Philippine governance to turn out right.
Your death opened the eyes of wrathful Filipinos,
And they realized that your fight isn’t over,
The suffering you had experienced was all worth it,
Filipinos absolutely deserved your fight.
From the day I sat in office ‘till the day of my death,
The sacrifices we had done, I never had regrets,
Now that my time is over, I know we have done our best,
Ninoy, take me with you and let God do the rest.
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