Will They Remember?

When I'm gone...
Will they remember me as fun?
As unique and different?
Or has it just begun?

When I leave...
Will they remember me for me?
Or will they just remember
What they wanted me to be?

Will they remember my love?
Or have they feared me all along?
Will they remember how I smiled?
When I heard my favorite song?

Will they remember me as strange?
A poor girl who lost her way?
Or will they just remember me
For what I have to say?

W. Ganong