Heaven and Back

My hand is held and voices heard State of being is now blurred Hugs are given their touch I feel One more kiss they try to steal I feel so cold and start to fear Their love my courage, my blanket their tears Time is short as minutes speed by Soon I’ll have my answers to WHY? A final glimpse at their face My heartbeat now a turtle’s pace Breath is labored, they all weep As it approaches, eternal sleep As the light begins to fade My life goes by, a slow parade Now my eyes so slowly close I see a light, it starts to glow “Release my hand, please take my ring” “I must now leave on angel’s wings” With one last breath, my soul released Now this body is at peace A new hand reaches out to me As people from my past I see This light now glows extremely bright All colors now are shades of white I now arrive at Heaven’s gate There is no time, but still I wait Voices now call out to me Looking down, how can this be? Above me stand my children and wife As I lay there no signs of life I watch them tremble, they’re so unsteady “You must go back they aren’t ready” “With more time you will be blessed” As a stranger bangs my chest “Go back to them they need you more” I watch as they close Heaven’s door Same angel’s wings take me away I watch my family as they pray The bright light now is at my back The shades of white now turn to black “Clear!” they yell, my body shakes My eyes still closed I do not wake Then I hear a steady beep The breath I take it is so deep I hear their voices and feel their touch As she takes my hand in her clutch I feel so blessed to see each face Can’t let go, this warm embrace I spoke of how I heard angels sing She took my finger and replaced my ring “I stood at Heaven, they let me leave” "They could not stand to watch you grieve" Many relatives that have long gone Their faces I did look upon They seemed so happy, no more pain With good deeds, Heaven I’ll gain A second chance is rarely given So many sins I need forgiven Use this time wisely, I have been warned For this day you’ve been reborn