Remember

      In this poem by Analissa Range she uses repetition of the line “to remember the fallen” to make the reader associate the line with something that they remember in a special way. I chose this poem as a token of remembrance in honor of Veterans Day as it is very appropriate to remember the fallen. To remember the fallen in the words of Range is to remember the very essence of someone and how they should not be forgotten.

To Remember the Fallen

to remember the fallen
is not to remember how they fell
but to remember why and for what

to remember the fallen
is not only to remember their actions
but to remember the dream for which they fought

to remember the fallen
is not to remember how they fought
but to remember who they fought for

to remember the fallen
is to remember their reason
to remember their dreams
and to remember those they fought to save

to remember the fallen
we continue their fight
we carry their dreams
and we finish what they start

Analissa Range