Heaven

Friday, 7th May 2004

Heaven

He stood atop a ledge
taking his last breath
looking down from the edge
and in an instant... death

From a nightmare he had been
The hell he had seen
It made him alert
It made him aware

He opened his eyes
Waking from unending sleep
He was up in the night sky
and looked upon the horizon deep

Surrounded by the empty dark
he was alone; starlight as company
Still silence; no murmur nor bark
He had so many questions, but no one to query

What he didn't see
What he failed to notice
Is the fact that the light around him was his...