Sell Me Heaven

Wayward in my sin,
to You, I’m foreign
my angel wings have fallen
my belief disproven
a gimmick in his marketing 
didn’t take much convincing
for I bought in
an empty, rusted tin
dimmed from seeing any light within
my faith, shaken

for a price
I will give my all for paradise
for a promise of the afterlife
convince me that I’m a heathen
that I need salvation
that I deserve redemption
that I’ll be spared Armageddon
to dwell in your holy kingdom
and gain internal freedom

when the world has quietened down
at peace like a perfect dawn
pray for my spirit to listen
when You sell me heaven
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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May 9, 2015 at 11:36 PM
This is beautiful!
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May 10, 2015 at 11:28 PM
Hi Fuzzy...thank you for stopping by and please keep writing, your work is beauty and love and ponder...regards, Thabang
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May 8, 2015 at 9:23 AM
great lines, wonderful expressions. What better way for this message to flow?
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May 10, 2015 at 11:16 PM
I've been engrossed in your work...you're truly profound. Thank you for stopping by and please continue to utter what some of us dare not say...your poems are each a lesson, a lecture...so thank you & regards, Thabang
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