Leave It All To Hell
What would the wise-man do, he asked
A question posed to me
What circumstance has led me here
I seek my own degree
To learn of life, from life itself
I hope in time to know
The secrets of the wisest fools
Aloft and down below
Then learn, he said, go shake, he said
The tree, of fear and pain
And see, he said,what falls, he said
What trinkets you may gain
For knowledge is the gateway
For the lowly to excel
Go leave the past, behind you
And leave it all to Hell
"Is lowly, how you see me then"
Indignantly I cried
"Well, lowly is as you see you
Just take a look, inside"
"For all you know is ample
Enough to join the dots
You're wise enough to know", he said
"The haves and the have-nots"
"I quest, my Lord, for answers
Do not trifle with me, please
I need to know the secrets
Those, that others find, with ease"
"So fill my cup eternal
'Til it brims with all you know
Lead me gently, to the light, I beg
For with you I must go"
"You know me as a stranger, friend
You think me, on the level
I may just be an Angel
Or I may be the Devil
So take that 'Leap of Faith'
And ignore that rancid smell
Abandon all your burdens
And leave it all to Hell"
Copyright © Peter Walsh | Year Posted 2017
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