TEMPUS FUGIT –MEMENTO MORI

To Those I Love and To Those Who Love Me
By: Cayetano Q. Miñoza

When I’m gone, release me; Let me go.
I have so many things to see and do
You mustn’t tie yourself with me with tears
Be happy that we had so many years.

I gave you love, you can only guess
How much you gave to me in happiness
I thank you for the love you each have shown
But now it’s time I travel alone.

So grieve awhile for me, if grieve you must
Then let yourself be comforted by trust
It’s only for awhile, that we must part
So bless the memories within your heart.

I won’t be far away, for life goes on
So if you need me, call and I will come
Though you can’t see or touch me, I’ll be near
And if you listen with your heart, you’ll hear
All my love around you soft and clear.

And when you come this way alone
I’ll greet you with a smile, and
“Welcome home”

STABBERS DESIRE

I’ve come to know a friend or two
Each have shown an attitude I knew
For days they pretend to be my friend
For one single deed they make my trust end.

An outside appearance is very tricky
An inside appearance is so sickly
An attitude with a face to match
When I talk there’s always a catch.

I have dreamed before for a friend for real
But not a single one can show me what they really feel
Many have come and many have tried
To be my friend when I laughed or when I cried.

A single beer can make you proud
An empty can sure is so loud.
Never curse, never stab
Wish you won’t meet an opponent with a strong jab.

So each of you don’t take it personal
All of you don’t deserve a single medal
An honor or a certificate is not meant for you
Who deserves it? You don’t have a clue.

You know you name, don’t point to others
You flock together because you all have the same feather,
Never laugh never smile
It is only you who has the backstabbing desire.

LOVE AND PAIN

With each passing day of my life
I wonder when I will ever see the light
For darkness hugs me into its monstrous arms
Since the day I came to know harm.

I need you to protect me, I need you now
But I cannot tell if you’re a friend or a foe
Take a pledge, take a vow
Cut your ego and stay low.


Tell him the truth, tell him everything
How you hurt me, how you hit me with this bamboo thing
Pain I can endure because I love you
I hope you feel the same way too.

Scold and shout and pinch in my ears,
I’ve kept it secret for all these years.
Now that I have my own family
I want to show you that we can live now and forever happy.

I guess we need to live separately
Bless the memories and hope the same goes for me
I need to prove to all, I can do this on my own
I have in my heart the care each of you has shown.

CONFESSION OF A SON

The son you wish I would be
Never came true for I did something fishy
Now it’s late to undo the past
So now I will do what I must.

The love you gave, the love you’ve shown
Kept in my heart and it beats whenever I’m alone.
In success and failure, you’re always there
But it seems that I didn’t care.

I’m not the best son, this I know
My feelings sometimes for you is as cold as snow
But now I have the chance to say
You will always be my parents, come what may.

I’m sorry for the mistakes I’ve done, I truly am
Sorry for what I’ve done to you and to them.
Forgive me, my parents, I apologize
I say these things with tears in my eyes.

I need your hug, I need your embrace
Run along with me in this never ending race
For you alone must know these things
Knowing that you love me makes my heart sings.

I’ve made a mistake countless time
But you always forgive
As I say this now and say it with rhyme
I love you both and I’m proud your mine.