Who Will Remember Poem by Edith Niemeyer

[Verse 1]

No name upon
the road behind him,

No mark to tell
from whence he came.

Just shadows
wrapped around
his shoulders,

And whispered rumors
of his name.

He never stayed
to claim the glory,

Never waited
for their praise.

One silent step
into the darkness—

One strike...

then walked away.

[Pre-Chorus]

They say
the night itself
went still

Whenever
he drew near.

Not because
he carried death—

But because
he carried
no fear.

[Chorus]

One Hit Wanderer,

Walking where
the lost winds blow.

One Hit Wanderer,

Never stays
and never knows

Who will remember

When the dust
has settled down.

One strike—

one shadow—

then no Wanderer

to be found.

[Verse 2]

Some fight
for crowns
and kingdoms,

Some carve
their names
in stone.

He fought
because the road
kept calling,

And the road
was all
he'd known.

No army
marched behind him.

No banner
crossed the sky.

Just one weathered blade
beside him

And a thousand
reasons why.

[Bridge]

Was he running
from his yesterday?

Was tomorrow
drawing near?

Did he wander
toward an answer—

Or away
from what he feared?

No one knew.

No one asked.

By morning

he was gone...

[Final Chorus]

One Hit Wanderer,

Where the purple
shadows fall.

One Hit Wanderer,

Did you ever
belong at all?

No grave
to hold you,

No throne
upon the ground—

Just one strike...

one fading step...

and the legend

wanders on.

[Outro]

I don't chase glory.

I don't fear the night.

I wander...

And when
the moment comes—

I only need

one hit.

One strike.

One shadow.

One Wanderer.

Then—

no Wanderer

to be found.