Hell's Gates Have Opened
Damned For A Kiss
Hell
Death a grim figure Never known to laugh Waits for souls to capture Trod upon his path Dreary existence Collecting souls Gathers the shadows His arms enfold Time stands still At his command Resumes again When he raises his hand Ponder the somber Aura of dying Why not laughter Instead of crying? The souls surround Amidst hells flames Or at heaven's gates The huddled masses Stand and wait The hellish one Drinking, joking Playing Games Death's contact with The fearful masses Lends not to smiles Crying, wailing, All the while Lost souls surround And clink their glasses As Death their host Surveys the masses Heaven's angels guide the honored Somber faces Also pondered The unicorn His trusted steed Appoints for him Collection speeds Death checks his list And mounts the beast Good or bad Matters not the least Stops outside a mountain hut Gathers soul of bitter man Checks off his list And takes his hand Unicorn flies to Hellish Land Drops him off in a wink Astonished, he thinks Next on the list an infant child Pure of Soul And heart most mild Sped to heaven Angel's arms Sheltered, loved Away from harm Consults the list Collects a man Whose love of life Pervades the land I knew not Death When you were coming Hugged him hard And kissed his hand Death looked in Amazement At this man Tears of joy roll down his cheeks Death, enraptured Cannot speak Delivers charge To the Holy Gate He hurries in He cannot wait All these centuries I could not feel But with a sweep of emotion He made me real Death touched his face And felt a tear He felt a surge Not unlike fear Touched the unicorn And said Now i live No longer dead If i can cry Then why not laugh He pondered the road He chose a path Raised his hand to Still Time But to his amazement Life continued to rhyme My powers wane What is this error? Felt something new Akin to terror Mounted steed Bound for hell Walked into a mortal veil Transparent, insubstantial A shadow approached The subject was broached Your term as Reaper Now it ends Your life is over Death it spends I am master of shadows You but a ghost Your powers begone No longer the host Go forth and wander Experience Life Wear this existence Before biting the knife The unicorn you may keep He said with a frown Death collapsed Amazed on the ground Convulsed in anger Convulsed in tears Then laughter bubbled As the unicorn neared Death ponder Life What is this chance I am given Out of the shadows Aches to be living Patted the unicorn On the head Am i alive or Am i dead? Ponders the craziness Laughs once again Clutches his chest As the feelings rush in Ponders the miracle Inhale the sweet breath Touches his skin warm Beats a heart in his chest Miracles wrought A man he becomes Breath leaving frost The dawn new begun Sherry Gilles ©1998 june 4