when i'm gone

shout my name

from the highest places

and make sure

everybody knows

who i really was

just in case

i do not get

to do that

first

On November 19, 2022, a gunman murdered five and wounded 25 at Club Q in Colorado Springs. This piece makes me think about both those who we've lost when their families say who they are and those who never get to share that with people for a variety of reasons. I know that the poem may raise concern about my mental health, but I am alright. That's why I wrote this little note to explain my thinking