Fires of Hell
most think of hell
as a place we go
when toils the bell
sending us below
Fiery inferno
white hot flames
engulfing us
bodies burning
For an eternity
wreathing, twisting
paying for sins
done up here
The devil claims
us as his due
inflicting torture
tormenting our soul
This is what we
are led to believe
wait, think on,
forget hells fire's
Listen instead
to that voice within
sometimes a soft whisper
another time a roar
We pay all our lives
one way or another
pricks of consciousness
tearing us apart
People pointing fingers
shame of knowing
that we done wrong
guilt in our minds
These are the flames
that burn deep
consuming us
day to day
Living, remembering
trying to escape
from our wrongs
surely this is hell?
An alternative way of looking at hell I just pose a question nothing else
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