If Heaven Exists
By John Herlihy

We speak of Heaven as a place that truly exists,
Even if its mystery confounds us and still persists.
Some people live their lives in blissful ignorance;
They go about their business in sheer persistence,
With little care to the eternal hope Heaven bestows,
Giving them rights and privileges they freely chose,
To do as they please in their dealings with others,
To abandon the myths of their fathers and mothers.
At the end of their road lies nothing beyond the bend,
They prefer on their own the struggles of life to fend.

We speak of Heaven that one day will truly arrive,
Even if its true whereabouts lives in the mind to survive.
Is Heaven a blue field of illusion nestled within the sky?
Does it roam expectantly in the dark universe of our eye?
The heavens at sunset certainly proclaim a divine realm,
Twilight reluctant to depart being enough to overwhelm.
The night sky with its crown of stars suggests eternal bliss,
To stroll along the Milky Way as something not to miss.
Refuge for the soul’s wisdom and the hearth to God’s truth,
Where would we be without Heaven in our hearts forsooth?

An eternal question of the human mind seeking to be whole,
An eternal answer found in the depths of the human soul.
If a world can be found in an atom and eternity in the moment,
Who are we to question Heaven when we should seek atonement.
Perhaps all we need to do is gaze at the mystery of the flower,
To discover on our own the true location of the heavenly bower.
A single step on the road of life contains the way to infinity,
Multiple steps will bring us into the presence of the Divinity.
Light descending into darkness with the clashing of swords,
If Heaven doesn’t exist, there is no need for further words.