Three Keys
As Death came knocking he handed me the Three Keys.
He said I'd used my Free Will and had me a choice,
Equal sums of Goodness, of Evil - if you please ,
Third was to do Nothing, but stand and make no noise.
My journey then began through the celestial sphere,
.Till I reached the Pearly Gates with doors firmly locked.
The Record Keeper quietly beckoned me near,
Showed me what was written, my deeds all nicely clocked.
The Book had toted up the sum of all I’d done,
And all were neatly placed upon a golden scale.
Each key he placed in turn, the weighing had begun;
Of the three, only one would balance without fail.
The Keeper explained what each key really meant-
If Good outweighed, he said, it'd open Heaven's doors,
If Evil your added sum, to Hell you are sent,
Preterition gets Purgatory's lonely moors.
Now choose ye all the life you choose with your Free Will,
Wouldst thou like the key of Good , or drink Evil's swill,
Perhaps you'd choose to them pass, do Nothing , just chill.
Three keys are yours, as you go through life's great mill.
~13 Jul 2016~
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Copyright © Karam Misra | Year Posted 2016
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