"so live and remember
burn as if you were an ember
capable of starting fires
like each moment inspires the next
like memories are the context we put ourselves in
and life is the next of kin we need to notify
in case of a big bang or extinction level event
let now be our advent
let us live like we meant it
burn like we mean it
because this world doesn't give a shit
if we end in a train wreck or a car crash
if your story ends with a dot or dash if you were dust or ash
because all we were is all we’ll be
because all we are is the in-between of so far so good
so forget every would could should not
forget remembering how we forgot
live like a plot twist exists now and in memory
because we burned clear and bright
our light leaves scars on the sun
let no one say we will be undone by time's passing
the memories we are amassing will stand as testament
that somehow we bent minds around the concept
that we see others in ourselves
that self-knowledge can't be found on bookshelves
because who we are has no bearing on how we appear
so look directly into every mirror
realize our reflection is the first sentence of a story
and our story starts
we were here."
- Shane Koyczan, "Remember How We Forgot"
- Shane Koyczan, "Remember How We Forgot"
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