A poem about a man facing the loss of his one and only chance at true love |
-A Startling Sign- by Keaton Foster A startling sign Woven into her eyes Distances so wide Choices unchangeable Decisions firmly made All forever enshrined Wondrous and wild I am both jealous and envious A toxic combination That has no doubt poisoned her Proximity has led to reciprocity She has become so much like me Incurable that is Loving her is all that I have She is the sun in a dark sky My wave on a motionless sea For me there can never be Another love like hers and mine I have only one to give It all that I have ever had I am incapable of any more While she has love to spare Sure I would admit I often think it’s unfair But such foolish thoughts Are best kept locked Stored in my fragile mind Left there to hide As well as reside As a fear increasingly clear I know that soon Maybe before the next moon And without question Before another sun Her livable life Such a feast of time Is about to be undone Chewed up and spit out God above has had enough He wants her more than me If she is his lost lamb I am his damned wolf I could never be like her No matter how much I tried And thus repeatedly lied I am quite sure More than anything else That soon she will die Her tedious life Will come an end Tragically I am And will remain Unable to pretend The loss of her Will cripple me Removing my heart And every remaining spark I won’t be able to feel I will forget what’s real While reality takes hold Like hands around my throat Crushing me to death Leading me to my own end Forcing me to face All that has ever been A hell of a thing All that has ever been A startling sign Of what God intends He wants me to see The end for what it will be Both hers and thus mine I will pay for every sin Even though I’m sure That I have paid too much I am standing by her side Watching her time expire What comes next is unclear What will happen to me Of that I am abundantly aware A startling sign is first Everything else is last… A Startling Sign Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2013 |