Being

by Bob Dougherty
 
common masses wrest
with their aging lives unknown
as young stand with honor
on stages veiled   then shown
 
once mortal   now immortal
never again   forever
legends   rest in stone
now age and time sever
 
memory fills love’s void
though slowly the quick forget
inspiration welds our will
while tears transcend death's debt
 
 
Inspired by:  Peter Wang, Student, age 15
                       Marjory Stoneman High School
                       and West Point, Class of 2025