I want to be remembered
not for my love
or for my nature
not for my criticism
or for my grievances

I want to be remembered
when I am but a memory
not as a headstone  
or ashes settled in an urn
not as a relic in the mind
of someone who loved me
or loves me still

I want to be remembered
for my poetry
even though it is not the best
nothing else seems noteworthy
unless I am to be remembered
as a friend, son and brother
everything else lacks significance