in memory of

How would I like to be

Remembered

I have been

Different things

To

Different people

So they will remember me

Variously

If my parents

Outlive me

I will be

The one who

Never did

Anything right

I would like

My teachers

To remember me

For my word mettle

My bosses

As a doer

My team

As a nurturer

My students

As someone

Who enjoyed teaching

Because

She enjoyed learning

My friends

As someone

Who always bounced back

My daughter

As someone

Who lived and loved for her

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