Faces on the Wall

He died a hero's death
died saving another
and his worried parents
recieved a visit
from men in soldier blue
and bearing the folded flag

and I'm staring at his face on the wall
oh, those many faces
smiling seniors,
with no cares in the world
off to the next great adventure
in his class, who else?
who else will not attend that 10 year reunion next year
the one they all laughed and joked about
made predictions about
and who never made it to that senior class

like our matt
like jenni and alli and jennifer
like erin

and we seniors
where will we be
ten years from now
when we are just faces on the wall for the next mediocre young poet
who will we be
what heros will be among us?
who will have been brought to the next life

will it be me?