I want to be remembered for good. I want to be on the right side of history. <br /> <br />I want to be remembered as a man who never shied away from speaking the truth. <br />I want to be remembered as a man who never kept quiet in the face of injustice. <br />I want to be remembered as a man who never cringed in the face of tyranny. <br />I want to be remembered as a man who gave his all, and did his part for his generation. <br />I want to be remembered for good. <br /> <br />I want to be remembered as a man who wasn't loved by all, but loved by the few that counted. <br />I want to be remembered as a man who never sought to please everyone, for that was an impossible task. <br />I want to be remembered as a man who lightened the burden of the weary and put smiles on the face of the discouraged. <br />I want to be remembered for good. <br /> <br />I want to be remembered as a man who didn't follow public opinion, but had his own mind. <br />I want to be remembered as a man who never walked in anyone's path, but cleared his own path, walked there and left footprints. <br />I want to be remembered as a man who never knelt at the feet of corruption or drank from the cup of illegality. <br />I want to be remembered for good. <br /> <br />I want to be remembered as a man who loved his country dearly, and helped free it from the grip of bad rulers. <br />I want to be remembered as a man who toiled and sweated to the end that a new nation will be born. <br />I want to be remembered as a man who rose and lifted others along with him. <br />I want to be remembered for good. <br /> <br />I will be remembered. <br />O yes, I will. <br />Whether I do good, or it's evil I choose. <br />I'll rather do good, <br />So that when posterity will judge, <br />And history will remember. <br />I will be remembered for good.<br /><br />James Ogunjimi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-want-to-be-remembered-6/
