Let me know

Let my life count for something.

Let
my
life
count
for
something.

Let it count
in the passage of time,
in the sight of history.

Let someone be sad
at my passing.
Let someone have joy
in my living.

Let someone imagine me
with fondness,
and feel an empty space
when I'm not there.

Let someone think of me
at first light
and close of day.

Let me know
I matter,
that my life
is significant.

That I am not a mistake,
a random act of nature,
a cluster of cells
created to decay,
and disappear
without meaning.

Let me know I am loved
that someone would stand up for me,
protect me from an enemy,
lay down their life for me.

Let me know that I'm worth it,
that I have value
and purpose
and eternal destiny.

Let me know.
Somebody.
Let me know.