There is a place where shadows dwell, <br />And ancient evil slumbers. <br />A realm we’ve come to know as Hell, <br />That calls us by the numbers. <br /> <br />When fervid dreams belay the soul, <br />And cause our hearts to wander. <br />They lure us to that fetid hole, <br />A choice we seldom ponder. <br /> <br />Some slowly sink into the mire, <br />Defiant unto the end. <br />While others rise above the fire, <br />Upon the repentant wind. <br /> <br />But those in life who never slowed, <br />In pursuit of selfish gain, <br />Traded Heaven to walk that road, <br />Treating word with disdain. <br /> <br />Some say that paradise awaits, <br />For the Lord does not condemn. <br />They will charge through the Pearly Gates, <br />While the angels cheer for them. <br /> <br />Others believe they’ll drift away, <br />Into death’s eternal rest. <br />With no concerns for where they lay, <br />Or if they have passed life’s test. <br /> <br />I pray they’re right and reach their goal, <br />In not reaping what they sow. <br />While risking their immortal soul <br />On the things they think they know.<br /><br />Sara Stowell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/realm-we-ve-come-to-know-as-hell/
