THE WALLPAPER

you call it a memorial photo

the future generations will stare at

simply just for remembrance

a heartfelt appreciation for the dead

but I call it a wallpaper

sooner or later it will be yanked down

for a generation will come

who can't resonate with you

accept the fact that you are dead and gone

accept the shade that you are an ancestor

you are just a passage to create

new beings into existence

drop the ego of remembrance

for once your breathe ceases 

your importance is gone

once your eyes closes

You are referred to "when he was alive"

i stood and stare at my great grandpa photograph

he seems like a total stranger 

of cause he his

because we have no physical connection

I stood in front of my grandpa's own

well, it's still fresh although I never met him

but he's just a second

while my dad is the first 

I'm sure my children will pull down my grandpa's

and put up my dad 

for when I am next on that wall

my dad will replace my grandpa's spot

then, a new generation will spring forth

and surely I will be pulled down

my photo thrown in the trash 

yeah, the dead has no say

but while you are alive 

create a future for a generation yet unborn

so your story can be told to them

and they will forever be grateful

@talk2leigh

27 Dec 2020

8:01pm