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Wednesday, 23 October 2013

HEAVEN OR HELL BY FIONA CUMMINGS


HEAVEN OR HELL

BY FIONA CUMMINGS

There is a life out there

That we don’t know about

Will they ever share

This I doubt

A peaceful place perhaps

Where there are whispers

And they don’t shout

There are worshipers

Who praise the land

Will we ever understand

Who lives in that place

What do they look like

Do they have a face

Do they have eyes

Do they show emotions

Like act as though surprised

Do they have traditions

What is their history

Why have they been a mystery

Do they need water

Are they so evil as to slaughter

Do they breathe air as we do

When they eat do they chew

Or perhaps put their lips to a switch

Do they use money

Are they rich

Possibly poor

Have they lived on our earth before

Walked through that infamous door

Leaving behind people who grieve

Into a land which is hard to believe

Why don’t they come back and tell us

What is all the fuss

If we knew we were to meet with loved ones

Our sad tunes

Would turn to happy songs

Our lonely rooms

Would be full of hope

No more ghosts

But waiting for us hosts

A new life for you and me

Once again reunited with our family

But what would we wear

Would people stare

We would surely look so different

Would we have the same scent

What language would we speak

To communicate in what way

 Would the sun shine night and day

Would we sit upon a star

With wings would we fly

If so how far

Would flowers be in bloom forever

Would there be valleys of purple heather

Tropical streams full of colourful fish

Fountains flow where we make a wish

We would smile a cherry kiss

Sit next to a stream

Hold onto our dream

Echoes of laughter would be heard

We would be free just like a bird

Would we all hear, see and walk well

As this would be heaven

For now we live in hell

 

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