In the twilight cast by fleeting time
As whispers in the annals chime
Dread of fading into memory's mist
A haunting thought, a melancholic twist

For life's brief candle burns, then fades
And all we are is dust, echoes, shades
The fear of being but a distant name
In history's vast and ever-shifting game

Thoughts give in to this despair
For every soul, a legacy to bear
In deeds and words, we etch our mark
Will my memory live in the dark?

The fear of not, the fading light
But the hearts and minds that may lose sight
Amnesia to the world I'm not in
The fear of being forgotten