Deep As You Go

-Deep As You Go-
by
Keaton Foster



Dig a hole
Deep as you go
Forever beneath
You must be
Willing to dig
Hand over fist
Down to nothing
Into the bosom of
Absolute obliteration
You must labor like
A thousand angry men
All the while knowing
That you are terribly alone
And that you must
Burden any and all
Remaining load
Your hands will blister
Your soul will bleed
You will scream for relief
There will be none
Not until your job is done
Not until the part you play
Cast you from the stage
Only then will you be free
Only then will you find
A measurable level of peace
Dig a hole
Deep as you go
Dare not shove me
Carefully place me there
In my newly found home
Put me where
So many are sure
It is that I belong
Death was only the first part
Of what it took to get
You and me
To such darkness
You have a chance
At seeing light again
While I
Will only know blackness
I dealt my sin
With absolute impunity
These hands are stained
Unlike your wounds
Mine will now heal
It’s only fair
That the sinner becomes
True nothingness
It’s what is right
Because what’s right never changes
Regardless of the circumstance
What’s wrong varies
As greatly as the wind
And right now
It’s blowing in my direction
Dig a hole
Deeper still
Forever beneath
You must be willing to go
To a depths of great change
For both you and me…



Deep As You Go
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2012.