As I woke from my living nightmare,
My eyes were blinded by shining gold.
My hands touched the misty waters,
The chill shivered my weakened bones.
I started to think,
Is this the end?
Have I reach the finish line.
The boat began to shake,
My heart skipped a beat.
Then, a voice arose from the creaking floor.
"Next stop, Heavens Gates."
Blood rushed inside of my veins,
A race was made with fate,
And all I could do was wait.
The boat stopped.
My eyes were freed,
Oh, what I feared to see.
I saw,
Calm white waters.
I saw,
Lost souls underneath my feet.
I saw,
A man standing in the distance,
With Golden gates at his back.
He called me by name.
His voice felt like a whisper.
He said, "Do not be afraid."
I started to walk on still waters,
Following the pure blood stains-
Towards the Man in front of Heaven Gates.
The water started to stand above my eyes.
With each climb it made,
My faith was slayed.
I began to sink.
My foot was trapped by Satan's grasp.
I started to scream,
But my voice was taken,
by Hell's Kraken.
Before my faith was lost,
To death's masterpiece,
The man spoke again,
“Peace! Be still!”
The rising waves,
Which was my grave,
became the slave.
He reached out his hand for mine.
He lift me out of Satan's care,
And said the words I'll never forget.
“Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”
I looked upon his face,
For this is what I feared to see,
The Son of Man standing in front of me.
I tried to speak,
But my lips were shut.
I tried to weep,
But my heart was a sleep.
He spoke again,
And he said to me.
"I am the way,
And the truth,
And the life.
No one comes to the Father-
except through me."
When I felt my doom was near,
He uttered the words,
"I forgive you."
At last,
My fear was destroyed.
My heart was filled with Joy.
Then, the last words he said to me,
"Welcome to Heavens Gates."
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