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We Choose to be Forgotten

August 10, 2012
By thost13 BRONZE, Browerville, Minnesota
thost13 BRONZE, Browerville, Minnesota
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We choose to make choices,
To make a choice
In choosing a choice,
We choose.

We choose to live,
To live for something,
To live in the life of something,
In a life that will be forgotten.

We choose to hope,
To hope for something,
To hope in the hope of something,
In a hope that it will be forgotten.

We choose to work,
To work for something
To work in the working of something,
In a work that will be forgotten.

We choose to believe,
To believe in something,
To believe in the belief of something,
In a belief that will be forgotten.

We choose to trust,
To trust in something,
To trust in the truth of something,
In a truth that will be forgotten.

We choose to dream,
To dream of something,
To dream in the dream of something,
In a dream that will be forgotten.

We choose to create,
To create something,
To create in the creation of something,
In a creation that will be forgotten.

We choose to enjoy,
To enjoy something,
To enjoy in the joy of something,
In joy that will be forgotten.

We choose to respect,
To respect something,
To respect in the respects of something,
In respect that will be forgotten.

We choose to achieve,
To achieve something,
To achieve in the achievement of something,
In achievement that will be forgotten.

We choose to honor,
To honor something,
To honor in the honor of something,
In honor that will be forgotten.

We choose to forget,
To forget everything,
To forget the forgotten,
To forget our ancestors,
To forget our history,
We choose to be forgotten.


The author's comments:
I hope this piece will help people realize the things we sometimes forget about in our chaotic world.

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