{"id":13578,"date":"2021-04-07T21:41:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/?p=13578"},"modified":"2021-04-10T20:08:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T14:38:50","slug":"i-dont-care-if-they-dont-remember-my-name-napowrimo-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/07\/i-dont-care-if-they-dont-remember-my-name-napowrimo-6\/","title":{"rendered":"I don&#8217;t care if they don&#8217;t remember my name &#8211; NaPoWriMo 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>You&#8217;ll see my face<br>Probably not on a billboard<br>But at the back of a paperback<br>Held in the hands of<br>Paupars and peers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>You&#8217;ll see my name<br>Probably not in headlines<br>But in front of six-figures<br>Encompassing a life well-lived<br>My name not in vain.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I don&#8217;t care<br>If they don&#8217;t remember my name<br>As long as what I leave behind<br>Puts superficiality to shame.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I don&#8217;t care<br>If they don&#8217;t fawn over my face<br>As long as it&#8217;s remembered<br>By the ones who stayed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Tavleen   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Connect with me on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tavleen_words\/\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tavleensoni\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/32793447-tavleen-kaur\">Goodreads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ll see my faceProbably not on a billboardBut at the back of a paperbackHeld in the hands ofPaupars and peers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/07\/i-dont-care-if-they-dont-remember-my-name-napowrimo-6\/#more-13578\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">I don&#8217;t care if they don&#8217;t remember my name &#8211; NaPoWriMo 6<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-my-writings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/napo6.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12551,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/01\/an-alternative-version-of-you-napowrimo-day-29\/","url_meta":{"origin":13578,"position":0},"title":"An Alternative Version of You #NaPoWriMo Day 29","date":"May 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"If I sit stillFor just a momentClose my eyesAnd clear my mindI can't feel the earth moveBut I can feel my soul being liftedUntil I'm sending besideAnother version of meAn alternative version of me She smiles and laughsAnd the crowd laughs with herNot at herShe dazzles the worldWith her witty\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;My Writings&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/yes2-640x640.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12479,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/11\/a-walk-through-the-bygone-eras-napowrimo-day-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":13578,"position":1},"title":"A Walk Through The Bygone Eras &#8211; 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