If Heaven Is Real Or Not

If Heaven Is Real Or Not
© Surazeus
2025 11 16

Though her voice is trapped in stone of her heart, 
sea of blood sloshing in fragile egg shell, 
she spreads bold wings of silence to transcend 
thunderstorm that blows through her hollow soul 
till she channels anguish of wounded hope 
in solemn psalm that enchants us with faith. 

While stuck trembling on ladder of hope, 
she asks for help from ghost of Benedictus 
who hums with saintly voice of gentleness, 
"Only in humility can you crawl 
into Heaven without angelic wings 
when we climb high to reach the light of truth." 

He whispers as he gives her raven quill 
which she dips in blood to compose her will,
"If you exalt yourself above the Earth 
you will descend into caverns of Hell, 
so humble yourself with brave honesty 
to ascend to Heaven on wings of faith." 

Riding city bus past car factories, 
she contemplates tales in Gospel of Luke, 
then works all day in office cubicle 
digitizing roads on computer screen 
to map strange history of humanity 
who have always searched for the Promised Land. 

Wearing two-horned mask of the happy devil, 
she walks streets of Heaven on Halloween 
to ask for chocolate bars from Seraphim 
who smile bemused at her evil costume, 
then lounges with friends in Garden of Eden 
while Sandalphon directs grand choir of angels. 

Bearing box of sweet flower cakes she baked, 
Arella beams charm at Hadraniel 
who grins as he accepts one cake as bribe, 
then skips gold-brick road with light-hearted joy 
to find Raziel in library hall 
translating songs of humans from Tibil. 

Glancing up from writing his book of knowledge, 
Raziel smiles with joy to see his wife 
whose emerald eyes reflect seas of Tibil, 
so they kiss and eat her sweet flower cakes 
while Abathur plays soft tunes on the harp, 
then stroll together by the River Styx. 

Holding hands as they arrive at the sea, 
Raziel and Arella pledge their love 
before enormous sea monster Rahab, 
but she wakes at dawn when the alarm rings, 
then stares at the Morning Star in the window, 
and wonders if Heaven is real or not.