A proclamation of humanity:
I will try and I will fail.
Do not believe a word I say,
only believe that I believe it.

An epitaph for the future, this
and that is not all I intend to be –
but recognize that by being we
inevitably cease
and desist in our duties.

Failure is a known unknown;
unintentional yet unavoidable.
Unsinkable ships sink.
Unbreakable bonds break
as easily as I will break
the promises I have yet to say

I shall never be a liar in advance;
this one vow I keep.
Do not mistake my unintentions –
I shirk no duty and dodge no draft,
but time will find me in the wrong,
as time find us all (in time),
and all I ask is your forgiveness
when the time comes.

I may fail, but I will try
with all my heart.
-Evan M. Rosenberg