To The Left of A Landslide

-To The Left of A Landslide-
by
Keaton Foster



Here it comes
Death
Never to be undone
Freedom from skin
Such a hellish thing
One step to the right
Certainly ending my plight
One step to the left
Extension until next time
A split second to decide
The most important
Decision of all time
Irony aside
What should I do
How could I dare move
What about fate
God’s masterful plan
Is this
And the decision that must be made
All part of a game
That I am unknowingly playing
Will I win or will I lose
Does victory matter most of all
Or will my transcendence
Be persona non grata
Am I ready
Whatever the hell that means
One step to the right and I die
One step to the left and I survive
Then again I guess
I could just not move at all
A third option, the one
That by faith should be
The easiest one of the three to decide
By no one but me
Just as quick I think back
Of all the lessons of my life
All the hell that I have been through
And those few amazing events
That have somehow made it all
Seem worth every second of it
Decision made
Being to the left of a landslide
Is always a better choice
Regardless of faith, or lack thereof
Regardless of fate, or the rules of chance
Regardless of the pain
And the wounds that will always remain
Life, even one like mine
Is not about any of those things
Life is only about one true thing
A thing that trumps all others
Living…


To The Left Of A Landslide
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2012.