These Are Our Faces

These are our faces
Our places
Our time
And our memories
These are our
Remember mes.
Do not let us fade
Or turn to shade
Do not let us turn to dust
Or rot
Or rust
But keep us close
Your guiding ghost
Your guardsmen at the post
Do not forget
To forgive
Our lust for life
Our pain
And our strife
We are your fathers proud
And mothers glad
Happy reminders
Of times good
And bad
We are your kinsmen many
And clan few
We are the ones who
Made you
And through our living
Sang a song
Of your life coming along
We are the distant past
And your boats sturdy mast
Guiding you on to be us
To generations not yet come
Their strength
Mighty and strong
Until the job is done