Do You Think?

-Do You Think?-
by
Keaton Foster



Hey dope
On that rope
Swinging high
Hanging low
About to die
As you fight to survive
Of your situation
Your dire predicament
And the desperate nature
In which you have chosen to act
Of all that and much more
I can relate
But I won’t
I will only judge
Pass on my convictions
Tormented decisions
Expressionism turned inside out
I hope you can figure them out
Before it is far too late
For both you and I
Do you think?
A reasonable question
Once asked of me
And now asked of you
Did you give it any thought
Before you climbed up so high
Tied that rope around your neck
And jumped to what you
Thought would be certain death
Death, the bitch cousin of want
Never will you get what you want
Only what it is you deserve
Did you truly consider those
Infinitesimally small by amount
That you are leaving behind
They will indeed be quite sad
And of course it could be said
Further added for flare and effect
That those who don’t care
Will indeed be glad
But, as a man way on the outside
Looking in, of that I’m sure they won’t
No one, even your worst enemy
Would be content with what you’ve done
Or should I say, have attempted to do
You won’t die, there is not a real chance
But be assured, Oh’ God will you suffer
A hanging is a hell of a way to go
And even a more hellish way to survive
It has always been clear to me
That there are some of us
That must see the darkness
In order to know that it’s truly there
We, you and I are the same
Within such regard
Do you think?
A rhetorical question asked
There is no answer required
Not one that I’d accept
In my hand, steady the blade
The rope will be cut
Just at that moment when death
Is closer than the next breath
Or should it be said
Lack thereof
You will fall a great distance
But of every injury you will heal
The scars that will remain
Oh’ the volumes they will speak
Those asking will consider your reply
So if you could be so inclined
Tell them that you, not I
Saw the darkness for what it was
And just as you did, the rope broke
Sending you back to reality
Making you a survivor of the end
A self-imposed one to be exact
Do you think?
Needs not a reply
I know the answer better than most
I share the same scars
And quite a few others…


Do You Think?
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2013