Archaic Smile

-Archaic Smile-
by Keaton Foster


Broken
Child
Archaic smile
Wasteful
His wishes
Entrusted
To no one
And nothing
His existence
In the dark
He stands
In blackness
When needed
He crawls
Begging
Screaming
Wondering
Why has this
Fallen down
Out of the sky
All of it
Upon me
God’s truth
Why has this
All come
Crashing around
Down upon
My very soul
What did I do
How could I
And why
Did I do it
Archaic Smile
Posing
Postulating
I’ll advised
And considering
Are there sins
Some
Ones
Not written
Ones
Omitted
Sins
Unknowingly
Committed
Then
Punishable
By a living hell
Just like this
Is God capable
Or is he
Just like the boy
The one with
Such a smile
Incapable
Thus trapped
By decisions made
Bound
By choices laid
Is there nothing
That can be
Or will be done
Are some beings
Made
To suffer
To pay
For all others
Those
Blatantly aware
Sinners prepared
Is true redemption
All but a joke
A cruel ploy
To get some
Involved
And to lead
Others
Further astray
Is the lamb
Really a wolf
And if so
If is the wolf
But a pup
With regard
To the real
Creatures
Out there
In the blistering
Over abundance
Of darkness
Of nothingness
Archaic smile
For a time
Longer
Than desired
He has tried
That boy
He has stood
And faced
What many
If not all else
Would flee
Screaming
Yelling
God of grace
Please save me
For I
Am powerless
With regard to
Saving myself
Archaic smile
Showing truth
In deep darkness
Showing hope
Regardless of such
Absolute blindness
Broken
Child
Archaic smile
Wasteful
His wishes
Entrusted
To no one
And nothing
He is committed
Will he be redeemed
Or is such redemption
All but wild speculation
Held by him
And all else…


Archaic Smile
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2015.