Hello Again

My reaper came calling at twenty to seven And now I stand here in what might just be heaven The passage before me so long and so bright And voices that whisper, ‘come into the light’ I pondered my life and it’s most standout features I’m glad I was loving to most of God’s creatures I even had fondness for spiders and bats But brought a swift ending to gnats, moles and rats I vaguely recall that I passed through a gate Where questions were asked of ‘before I was late’ I think old Saint Pete found me awkward and surly When I asked him why his gate isn’t all pearly I asked if it’s true that I’ll meet former loves And be flown on the wings of two perfect white doves To take me to family, friends, dogs and cats I repented my treatment of gnats, moles and rats Two crows then flew into the light with a squark If I was to follow then I’d have to walk But I longed to meet old familiar faces So into the light, my first faltering paces My welcome committee stood dark ’gainst the light I yearn to see many I once held so tight I long to see family, friends, dogs and cats But find myself glared at by gnats, moles and rats