I’ve Heard What They Say

-I’ve Heard What They Say-
by
Keaton Foster



To the ground
All around
So many sounds
I’ve heard what they say
I understand the hate
I did so many things
None that I’m proud of
God above will judge me
But only after death
These people
All around
Speaking down
Will try to judge me now
Their dull words
Pointed like a blade
Right to the depths of my heart
Piercing what I refuse to betray
This curse turned gift
And then back again
Is a solemn duty
That I cannot refuse
I must say what I truly feel
There can be nothing less
Even if it takes my everything
Everything I will gladly give
If life were a popularity contest
I’m quite sure that I have lost
Dead last place to be exact
No one drew my name from the hat
Because my name was never in the hat
To begin with
I’ve heard what they say
I’ve listened to their complaints
I know how to thoroughly convey
I can decipher every meaning
And every tedious reason
I understand more than they do
Because Unlike them I am unafraid
Life is a whole new game
When understanding is the foundation
From which every impossible mountain is built
I may not be able to climb very high
But I can certainly stand at the base
And see all the way to the peak
I know that at some point
Without question
And devoid of repercussions
I will stand upon what I’ve created
And dare I say mastered
This is not easy
Nor was it ever meant to be
I just didn’t wake up one day a poet
This is a response to years of conditioning
A survival mechanism if you will
I cannot help myself
No more than I can help those speaking
I’ve heard what they say
And more than any other I understand
I am no longer afraid of what it means
To be who I am with regard to them
I am just doing all that I can
My life is meant to be as it is
God above will judge me
No one else could ever hope to…



I’ve Heard What They Say
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2013