A voice in the dark whispers

Look up

Not down

And avoid been drawn

Into spiritual degradation 

Or dark temptations

Linked to flesh

By the Red Dragon 

But to blue clouds

Filled with sacred tetragons

With belief held

In-Depth

For the son of Cronus and Rhea

Brother of Zeus and Poseidon

Grows ever near

To welcome you

Into his waterless

Barren landscapes

Of no escape

Delighting in your unimaginable fear

So be

Precipitous

And look up 

To defeat the rolling 

Abyss

The dreaded merry-go-round ruled over by Hades 

Hidden 

Within

Its deep mists

Espouse goodness

While you still

Live

Like a sweet Valentine's Day kiss

And avoid

The Void 

Filled with those 

Who now pay a hefty

Price

But enter instead

When your bell is rung

Into new lands of

Paradise and fun 

With your selfless acts

Of kindness and self-sacrifice

For compassion and valour

Amongst others

Has always been the spiritual mechanical devices 

Linked to our entry tickets

If you're willing to pay the asking price

To avoid been marked by St. Peter 

As one of the wicked 

(C)

Copyright John Duffy

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