Legacy



I lay here wondering if you will come
Or whether I shall die alone
I spend my life doing for others
What do I have to show though
Empty promises
Empty dreams
No legacy
I try and try to do what is right to no avail
Only to get rejected
Abandoned
Forgotten
However much that happens I never give up
I never stop trying
I still have hope
Pray you come before the end
My time to die so I won’t be alone

About this poem

This poem is about wanting to have an heir or a legacy. Something or someone to carry on my life’s work

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Written on May 15, 2019

Submitted on August 03, 2024

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Harry Joslin

I am 38 currently and have been writing poetry off and on since I was 15. I have submitted one other poem for a contest. Most of my poetry however consists of loneliness and sadness I do write love poems too more…

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