Nothing Left To Fear

-Nothing Left To Fear-
by Keaton Foster



By the shore
Of a stream
Is my most
Precious dream
In that place
Is something
Once left
Carefully placed
By these very hands
Way back when
I was just a child
Seemingly
An incapable monster
Learning what to do
Becoming at one
With an inner beast
And a deep seeded need
Understand if you can
That such a feeling of compulsion
Must always be acted upon
Throw in the risk
That was once faced
Back when I was a child
Then what was done
By these very hands
Becomes understandable
But no less inexcusable
Survival has always been
And will always be
My one and only goal
Considering my life
What I’ve seen and done
To me there is no surprise
As to what humans will do
In the name of
And under the guise
Of self-preservation
Such things
Never surprise me
Saints
Will become sinners
And sinners
Will become monsters
Animals of both light
And absolute darkness
I have not returned
To that special place
Since the day that I left
Collection offers no purpose
No identifiable reason
Nothing good will come
From exposer to what’s there
It will not be found
By luck or by searching
Never will anyone know
Because I alone
Hold its home
Closer and closer
To my fragile heart
I will always refuse to tell
Why should I ever
A question often asked
An answer
That won’t be given
Nothing left to fear
The reality is clear
I alone understand
What I’ve done
And when you do
Such a terrible thing
There is nothing else
Not a damn one
That could ever come close
So as long as it stays there
Right where I placed it
Then I’ll be fine
Everything after that
Is nothing compared
Upon the back of every story
That I have ever penned
Rest the smallest of piece
Of something quite whole
Something placed
So very long ago
Those who read
And dare believe
Will always be
One step closer
To what is out there
By the shore
Of a stream
Is my most
Precious dream
Nothing left to fear
Reality made clear
Duality driven away
By an unwillingness
To ever dare betray
What I alone
Know is there…




Nothing Left To Fear
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2014.