ASPHYXIUM ZINE

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Poem: "Legacy Dichotomy" by Tanner Reiss

Legacy Dichotomy
Tanner Reiss


When your time for life comes to end, what is it you wish to leave behind? What shall be signed as your legacy? What memories will fill your embassy? Are you sure you are ready to answer the question truthfully?

If so, you must face the dichotomy of your own mortality. For there is no one more versed then yee to command the course, yet, it is thy who shall demand the final verse. I, not a friend, not a lover, not your brother nor your sister. I am the creature that pens the final ledger.

A hellacious monster whose laugh echos off every chamber. An internal neighbour who discarded their disclaimer. Yes, your legacy, as important as it may be, may be written as fiction. Offering no chance of correction or even inspection.

Graded not by prosperity, not by property, not by materialistic claims. Not by fame, not by name, not by corporate gains. I care not for your social media trends nor your broken-hearted romantic friends. For legacy depends on actions taken when the audience ends. How will your legacy appear in retrospection?

When your time for life comes to end, what is it you wish to leave behind? What shall be signed as your legacy? What memories will fill your embassy? Are you sure you are ready to answer the question truthfully? Be warned, take careful concern not to answer in tom foolery. May I remind you, I am the ultimate psychological bully?

Shall we begin your legacy?

April 10, 2022

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