Words of Art – Day 18 – What We Leave Behind

What We Leave Behind

What do we leave behind
When we pass over?
Obviously, we leave all of our stuff.
Our crowded apartments or homes
Full of our memories.
Our bills, both paid and unpaid.
Our letters, both written and unwritten.
We leave our families,
We leave our friends.
We leave their memories of us,
Both good and bad.
We leave our reputation
And what they all really, truly
Thought of us.
We leave our spirit,
The imprint we left on the world.

What do we leave behind
When we pass over?
We leave behind memories,
Their memories, both good and bad.
That is what we leave behind
When we pass over.
			
Roy W. Backes
© 2021