Forever Died at Once

-Forever Died at Once-
by
Keaton Foster



All that I loved
Forever died at once
Taken from me
No reason seen
No explanation granted
Many say it was an accident
Not I.

The crude nature of their deaths
Indicates that it may have been payback
For what, I have not a clue
But there is little else
That for me would explain
Such absolute brutality.

Crushed to death
A hell of a way to go
One second smiling
Watching the world scream by
The next, forever stopped
Certainly a deafening
And unforgiving impact.

As a way to comfort me
They said that those I loved
Died as instant as someone
Shutting off a light switch
As instant as the snap
Of their necks.

I was and am unable
To find any comfort
In knowing that death
Was an instant as implied
I am not convinced
Nor will I ever be.

That one split second
That one instant
The realization that
There will never be another
Has to be as long as forever
Far too long for those
In the midst of facing it.

All that I loved
Forever died at once
Ripped from my grasp
Taken from my protection
Leaving me alone in my skin and bones
A prison without them.

I buried each one with care
In a unfinished row
Someday, probably soon
I will join them in death's embrace
Only in such an eternal state
Do we have a chance to be as one.

All that I loved
Forever died at once
I am left here alone
Such a hell of a thing
Such a hell of a feeling
Knowing what happened to them
As well as me…


Forever Died at Once
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2012.