What are the stories
we will leave behind?
Will our stories contain
great mysteries for the living
to unravel over the course of time?
Will our stories entertain,
eliciting smiles and laughter
from our family and friends?
Will our stories reveal
cautionary tales filled with
lessons to be taught, lessons to learn?
Will our stories be told
with tears washing away
the memories of yesterday?
Will our stories last
far into the night,
greeting the evening sky and
the stars of the universe?
Will our stories be met
with an awkward silence,
a dearth of dreams fulfilled
fading into the twilight?
What are the stories
you will leave behind?
Brett Mattison
uponthewingsofnight 