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They Will Not Be Disappointed

They will not be disappointed
That dream of paradise on high
So sure of  heaven above
When they die
But if there is no heaven
No second life to come
They will not care
They cannot care
There is no care
They will be gone
A rotting husk
Some scattered dust
Some whitening bones

Either way, they will not be disappointed when they die.


But if they’re resurrected
To sit in heaven’s light
 For ever and eternity
In gowns of purest white
Surrounded by God’s love
Playing harps
Will they be bored?
After a billion or two years?
How will they be –
The friends and family
They hope to see again?
Demented brains renewed?
Will unformed babes still mew?

They may be disappointed when they die.
 
Will spirit die with brain?
The software of that computer 
The files we call the soul
Crumbling into mush
With the hardware
Hard disk wiped clean
For ever?
Nothing left
Nothing there to care
Completely gone
Just a rotting husk
Some scattered dust
Some whitening bones

Either way, they will not be disappointed when they die.
  

Churches promise heavenly life
For your immortal soul
They say on “God’s authority” 
But who has seen his signature 
Upon a legal scroll?
Its easy to give promises
When proof is not required
No one’s come back to say “Its true!
There’s glory here for me and you!”
Or -- “NO! - I’m nothing now at all
Just a rotting husk
Some scattered of dust
Some whitening bones”


Either way, they will not be disappointed when they die.

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Silent One February 1, 2018 at 2:31 PM Great first post John.. Welcome to poetry soup.. I agree with yoru sentiments..

John Hanscomb February 1, 2018 at 11:17 AM Faraz, you are clearly a very nice person and I am sure you will not be disappointed when youleave thie earthly life. Best wishes, John

Faraz Ajmal February 1, 2018 at 10:00 AM Such nice written poem, I love reading it, you see that in order to know that a person is from God, you must see in his prophecies and miracles,if they come true then he s from God and his claim is right, and it s an article of faith to believe in heaven and hell because without them there s no justice, hitler kill 6 million jews, so he only dies once but in her he ll pay for all, after life is a promise that will be fulfill, anyway welcome to ps, good luck and continue to write