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"Dreams of Heaven"
by Jeph Johnson
roll me out of bed
before the alarm sounds
fairytales
without a stigma
attached too profound
nearly Nirvana,
almost anxious,
suddenly Shangra-La
this daily trauma,
supposed to take this
after all I saw?
a dream holds on
even after
consciousness emerges
I've seen the dawning
of what haunts
my very best urges
responses to Heaven
seem almost agnostic
taunting contentions
between
Christians and skeptics
and my mind
explodes again
worrying whether
righteousness
blurs forever
loneliness
needs a slap
and yet
supersedes
happiness
OUTSTANDING WORK
ON THIS ONE .
The end-stopped style and select capitalizations gave it more impact. I liked it.
"A TRIP TO HEAVEN" ~By Monique Nicole Fox~ I'm going on a trip That will take a lifetime To get there My destination is Heaven That's where I'm traveling to a higher plain Taking one course, one path, one lane My destination is a holy realm, a spiritual domain Each day I am getting closer; each day I am growing near I'm traveling first class; up front not in the rear Shifting away from hindrances to a holy gear Obeying God's covenants, commandments, ordinances; I journey; I pioneer