Leaving Memories

I will not go away completely When it’s my time and curtain call Continue, ever-so-discreetly Like someone’s writing on the wall I get to linger in emails And links I sent, with silly jokes All those stories, chats and tales Addressed to friends and strange folks Like passenger who leaves the roadster My band plays on, yet I am gone My face, not worthy of a poster Shows up in photos I have spawned In little gifts I passed around In words I said and verse deployed Imprints on sand and stony grounds I’ll hop along, defying void With deeds to be recalled at random Bygone handshakes and warm embrace I wrote my own memorandum On how to quit but leave a trace July 19, 2024