she told me she knew the truth;
about heaven
and hell

she leaned in, like she had a secret to tell
then lit her cigarette with a scowl

she opened her mouth to speak
and her words sprung a leak

as she tilted her head back to laugh
I heard a collective gasp

what came out of her mouth had scared us all;
she said, there can't be a heaven ;
if we're already in hell