Sonnet 81 by Shakespeare

Sonnet 81 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man.

Synopsis
Whether the poet outlives the youth or vice versa the youth will live forever, though the poet be forgotten. The youth will live in the poetry, to be recognised by generations yet unborn.