A poem about the foundation of all that has been built and all that has been destroyed. |
-Foundation- by Keaton Foster That building That wall Dismantle them both That bridge That tower Tear them down Those statues Such ridiculous likenesses Of no one that we Have ever really known Destroy those monuments Leave nothing to honor Those of the past And those in the present Leave the landscape Naked and bare Dare not erect anything That could stand upon The foundation of all That has ever come before Make it all new Find a different spot A place of unmoved earth A place unchanged by man And his slighted hand Once you have found Once you own all of it Once it belongs to you alone Build what it is you wish Build it with bricks of truth Or build it with rocks of lies Such a distinction is for The architect alone to decide Build it to a height unseen Build it to a depth disbelieved In a size, scope, and scale Unrivaled by anything Ever known to our kind Once you are done Once you have reached Your proverbial sun Climb to the top To the greatest possible height Once there stand without fear Have no concern For what is further above Or what is way down below Just look around at this world Known as both yours, mine, and ours See all that there is to be seen And in that, such a finite moment Realize that everything you can see And everything that you have come to Or will further believe Is built upon the foundation Of what has come before And what will in due time No doubt be torn down… Foundation Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2013 |