Fading Name – 5th July 2026

~ shaun tenzenmen

I had another reminder that time is running out

Will there one day be a legend?

Is it for that I strive?

Nothing left here

No thing

Left




It seems that the further I go, the further back I get*

I’ve got shovels for deeper digs

But I won’t let you cry

Please shed no tears

For me

Now

A made-up form, lines of syllables; 14, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1
* appropriated from Mudhoney

Today’s Daily Stoic poem:

No One Said It’d Be Easy

Nothing can deter the good from honour
Nothing will lure them into what is base
If doing good was easy, everyone would do it
Pleasure and power always need more space

6 thoughts on “Fading Name – 5th July 2026”

  2. I can relate. I feel the further I go the less time I have to accomplish my goals. Also, I love the Stoic poem. Life is not easy and never will be. Love this!

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    1. Thanks Selma 🙏

      I wrote this last year and don’t recall the specific inspiration behind it but usually these kind of writes are reminders for myself to keep going, keep doing, keep being and forget about all else.

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