Footprints
Leavin' all my footprints behind me, covering them, so that they can't find me.
They don't have to know where I've been, just know where I'm going.
Leavin' this unsturdy ground, quickly sinking deeper into hell.
I'm steppin swiftly away from this sandy jail
Leavin' all my footprints behind me
Just footprints
The shore will soon hide
The only memory is the pain inside
As the water & dirt colide
That too, shall subside
Leavin' no trace to remind me.
No evidence to see
I know where I've been
I don't wanna go there again.
Footprints in quick sand.
I know the tide will come & wash away my pain.
Only damage, will remain
Under the earth, as the sea will take it in
It will purify & cleanse it of sin
Footprints on my heart, I have to start over again
Traces of a broken heart
Tears & scratches where I used to firmly stand
All that's left is a soggy waste land
I dare anyone 2 go near where I been
I dare myself 2 go there again
If I should go back one day to glimpse at back then
There would be no recollection & no feeling within
I'll have to believe that I covered my footprints very well
Now if they shall wash up on shore again
Only time will tell.
Copyright © Kayla Bateaste | Year Posted 2012
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