I Will Shut Them Away

-I will Shut Them Away-
by
Keaton Foster



Closing the door
Hammering it shut
Never again
Will I let what’s inside out
Never again will I allow it
To see the brightest sunlight
In permanent darkness
It must always remain
In eternal night it must
Forever be enshrined
Part of many secrets to be kept
Under such driven force
That must never be taken back
No one can ever know
They would not understand
How could they ever even begin
I did what I was sure
I absolutely had to
But such need does not lesson
Any of the shame associated
With such acts of unbridled depravity
I will shut them away
Forever to be encased
Is what I will confess to myself
With each blow of the hammer
Every bent nail will be driven straight
Locking away what I know that
Can never be allowed to be seen
What can never again be faced
I will shut them away
And in turn save myself
From what it would mean
For them again to be free
For me, darkness and truth
Are one and the same
Lies turned into salvation
Are the only thing
That can save me from
All that I’ve done
From all that I have
Hammered shut…


I Will Shut Them Away
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2012.