S. Kenneth Baril

WILL THE FUTURE REMEMBER?

Will the future remember
What we did here today?
Will the future remember;
If it does, what will it say?

Will it say we were humble?
Will it say we lost sight?
Will it agree with our reasoning
Whether wrong or right?

Will the future remember
Of the subjects we spoke?
Will it defend our actions
Or condemn promises we broke?

Will the future remember?
Will it forget our face?
Will it understand our methods
To make your world a better place?

Will the future remember
These men of the past?
Will the future acknowledge?
The shadows they cast?

Will the future remember
Our relief to brothers in pain?
Will the future remember
We did it without thought of gain?

Will the future remember
We did the best that we could?
Will the future remember
We tried to live as we should?

Will the future remember
Our oaths on bended knee?
Will the future remember
Promises made, between God, you and me?

Whether or not the future remembers
Or even shares our point of view,
You are the future, my children,
Remember, we did it for you!!