Warning

-Warning-
by
Keaton Foster



This is a warning
A way of telling
Confirming
Wisdom asserted
Ignorance obliterated
What I’ve been doing
You should know
You have that right
You are my audience
This is the performance
Of my pathetic life
When the curtain falls
When the lights go out
You will remain
Dare I say changed
In minuscule ways
At first you will not know
At first you will have no idea
But be assured
The receptive nature of our species
Cannot be ignored
One day, one place
One event that you
Will do anything to escape
Some of my words
The ones thought lost
The ones seemingly pointless
Contrived anecdotes written
To appease myself as well as you
Will find you
When they do
You will think back
Long before that place
Back to another
Where I
The man with much to say
Filled up a blank page
And sent it out
Into the space
Between you and I
You will find peace
Through finally understanding
All that I have been saying
This is a warning
Heed it if you must
Take it deep inside
Ingest my words
In turn devour my soul
It is yours to consume
Just as sure as it is mine
To write out
Line by line…


Warning
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2012.