A Hope to Remain

I see the names faded with time
On my desk as I lull

I wonder whom they were
What kind of life they lived
And what life they have now

It may seem like a name of
Some student who decided
To deface a desk
Though the desk had no face
Until it was written upon

I add my name to the
Desk of many
And I hope someone will
Remember me
And wonder who I was
A name upon a desk is not just

A name
It is a memory
And a hope
To remain