Legacy
LEGACY
If all that is left of someone are the words they said
Or wrote, perhaps – whether as a poem or a diary
Then they must be remembered for such expression
Even if it should read almost as a hesitant confession
The tone can be humble, bold, or maybe even fiery
But if written words, then they might at least be read
All the things they never said, and all that they did
Proudly sit alongside some of those deeds we recall
A life well lived, frontiers that were boldly crossed
But what of the million thoughts at risk of being lost
Don’t leave a unique voice to be never heard at all
Maybe husky in later years, but smoother as a kid
A person is reflected in all things both said and done
For many, a silent photo is sufficient for the memory
Biography in its style for some, sounding too remote
And cannot compare to what they themselves wrote
Yet harsh words recalled may be abrasive, like emery
But for all who were close, they miss the morning sun
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