Once I Sailed the Oceans

Once I sailed the Oceans, braving the blue cold water like a restless young shark, sea monsters meant naught and mermaids sang to me.... Once I flew thru the Skies freer than any eagle could, seeing the world below as heaven laid out for me while I soared and soared.... Once I walked the Earth, a small giant, a large grin, as men stepped back and women came forward.... But now Time's tempered my once hot iron and cooled my fevered brain, and God has wrung me inside out till my soul shone its brilliance and I hid my old face in shame, in shame, in shame.... Heaven and Hell are both gifts, now I can see, fruit of the same tree, the one Adam, Eve were told to flee.... And God gives so much, so much, and so many chances, so many, many chances....