When you remember me

If I am ever called to leave you, unexpectedly

Please take from me these parting thoughts to frame my legacy

When you remember me tomorrow, I pray you'll recall

A happy soul, who loved his family, loved his work as well

Please recollect a man who loved the chance to lend a hand

To save a life or property from some untimely end

Someone who heard the public call to safeguard streets and homes

Deliver breath to silent lungs to quench the hostile flames

But when you ponder how I came to make my final stand

Don't make me more than what I am - a decent caring man

Don't make me more in death than I, in life have ever been

Remember simply, one who served his god and fellow men

Remember our fallen brothers

By Aaron espy