For what will you be remembered?

You will not be remembered 
for your grades.
You will not be remembered 
for your petty arguments.
You will not be remembered 
for your "should haves, could haves..."
You will be remembered for taking a stand;
for screaming atop the highest height
your passions, loves, memories, and fears.
You will be remembered for actively-
-not aggressively-making a difference.
So leave your mark, 
for if ever there was a time, now is it.
Quit playing with excuses and realize
there are NO excuses for refusing
to participate in your own life.


-written and submitted by Ryan Kacvinsky in Ashland, WI


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