A SHORT TRIP TO HEAVEN
by Erika Shaw
BEFORE YOUR FACE, I LOVED MY SPACE,
IT’S BOUNDARIES AND IT’S WAYS.
YOU WANDERED IN, AND WITH A GRIN,
YOU SPOKE OF HAPPIER DAYS.
A CURIOUS ME, DID FLY WITH THEE,
IN SEARCH OF INSTANT BLISS.
ALONG THE WAY, I HAVE TO SAY,
I FEARED WHAT I MAY MISS.
WE TALKED...WE FLOATED...WE DANCED...WE GLOATED,
(WE MADE THE PERFECT PAIR)
BEFORE I KNEW , I SAW A VIEW,
IT TURNED M Y SOUL TO AIR.
WITHOUT A THOUGHT, I SIGNED ON DOTS,
THAT I WOULD NOT GO BACK.
I KNEW THIS WORD, WOULD CAUSE A HERD,
OF OLD FRIENDS TO ATTACK.
WITHOUT A CARE, I DANCED ON AIR,
NEW LIFE (AND YOU)BY MY SIDE.
I NEVER THOUGHT, YOU’D LEAVE YOUR SPOT,
AND LEAVE ME THERE TO DIE.
ALONE AND SCARED, MY PATIENCE WEARED,
I KNEW NOT WHERE TO GO.
ME, WITH NO CHOICE, THEN HEARD A VOICE,
IT CAME FROM DOWN BELOW.
AS I WALKED DOWN, MY SMILE THEN FROWNED,
JUST LIKE IT HAD BEFORE.
MY HAPPINESS, MY JOY, MY BLISS,
THIS LIFE WOULD BE NO MORE.
A TEAR IN EYE, A MUFFLED CRY,
DREADING MY OLD WAY.
I TOOK WITHIN, THE CAUSE FOR GRIN,
AND RE-LIVE IT EVERY DAY.
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