History by Shawnelle Martineaux

To be a book remembered,

Unfaded by the winds of time,

Unshaken by the raging sea,

Destined to shape hearts, minds and character.

To be a story,

Told for centuries,

Still applicable and still worthwhile.

The maker of a smile and the breaker

Of the cycle.

To be an evergreen,

Planted soundly on the sloped side of a mountain,

Where everyone sees that I remained fervent,

In season and out.

Ready to teach what I've found,

Ready to learn all I do not know,

Ready to live forever.

Ready to be older than the very sands of time.

So are they that seek wisdom.

The unselfish ones who place value in others' growth,

And take pride in fruitfulness.

Not seeking to be remembered, because I was great,

Nor to be spoken of, because I was interesting,

Nor to be seen, because I was proud,

But to be kept, because I gave all.

To remain,

A lighthouse to those still riding those rough waves.

Sought for my wisdom and cherished for my words.

A beacon, a guide, a testimony

That life is not impossible.

That is how my life shall be written now.

I shall be history, ever present in the earth,

Walking among men.

Creating a trail into the unknown and surviving to tell my story.