A poem that came to me as I laid in my yard looking up at passing airplanes. enjoy! |
-Those Planes Overhead- by Keaton Foster Where are they going Where have they been Those planes overhead Half full of people The other half sheeple Some going where they wish Others going where they must While I stand here looking up Wondering, pondering, motionless How does it feel for them to move While sitting so perfectly still Does the speed of flight Change more than their perspective Or are they looking down at me Saying the opposite of what I am confessing Do they even know that I am here And if so, what are the implications If not, what are the ramifications How does it feel for them to risk it all In the name of convenience and hope So badly they must want to get Where it is they are going Even more, they must want to get away From where it is they are leaving Those planes overhead All heading to different points Places that I am unfamiliar with Places that I am sure That I could never allow myself to go Does fear, like the fear that I possess Play any part in their decision To put themselves so high above Hurtling by at insanely dangerous speeds Do they think of what they would do If the catastrophic nature Of what could happen came true Would they die an instant death Or would they fall to the very depths Experiencing each moment of the way down Would their God of choice save them Or would the god of chance crucify them Would they get a chance to say a prayer A wish for all things to be different And a realization that it will never be That instant where those two concepts Intersect by itself would probably be Enough to kill most rationale people Such risks, of both flight and falling Is too much if you were to ask me So from here, I will continue looking up Those planes overhead Are full of people, souls, meat and bone That are doing something that I Have not the strength I hope that they get where it is they are going And away from that which they are leaving I will just remain here, looking up… Those Planes Overhead Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2012. |