I awoke startled I was in a room without windows, just two doors.
I approached the first door, it was white with a sign saying "upstairs this way", I knocked but no one answered.
I went to the second door, it was black with a sign saying "downstairs this way", again I knocked but no one answered.
I was stuck, what was I to do, seemed my choices were
Up above or down below.
Searching for answers I read some books, upstairs provided a few, all saying pretty much the same.
Downstairs just mocked and ridiculed the words that came from on high.
I was trapped, with nowhere to go.
I didn't have the knowledge to unlock the doors to allow me to go
Up above or down below.
I searched for an earthly presence, upstairs have one, a man robed in white who occupies a ridiculously wealthy city.
When he speaks, millions listen doesn't matter what he says, they hang on to his every word
They then offer their money and possessions in exchange for a key to the white door.
Their aim is clear, they are desperate to go
Up above and not down below.
Downstairs have a few pretty much doing the same
Only they don't cajole to control, they take everything you have anyway.
In return they rule with an iron rod, they burn your homes and drink your blood.
When you have nothing left to give, they open the black door and push you through.
Some have no choice.
They are going down below.
Confused and angry, I told myself "these walls aren't real, they can't hold me".
I walked straight through one and ran away.
As I did they called me names, Atheist, Agnostic, you're not welcome round here.
Now I understand that we all have more choices not just
Up above or down below.
If all of this is about good versus evil, where are the good when we need them the most.
Seems they are staying home, self isolating up above.
Hold on! I just saw an angel, a man with wings - then I realised, it was just a pig.