Before Death


Years from now,

In the instance just before death

When all of life's deeds are revealed in that last breath

And my falts are judged by the Powers of Just

Remembering the sins created in lust

Seeing the hurt in the hearts of those I descived

My intents were good, so I believed

My soul being forced to feel the pain

Once bestowed by me, like the pouring rain

Had I known the truth while my body lived

Would i not have done the things I did

And in that instance, what would I give

For just one chance at my life to relive

To go back and right the wrongs

To add the sweet gift of love to another's songs

I would take the pain I so readily dealt out

And toss it to the sea with a repentant shout

In that instance, revealed unto the life that is mine

Are the true feelings that have been kept hidden from thine own mind

Open

My eyes would be

For the first time I would fully see.

©2000 Victor Stetter