if memories could serve me
as reminders of my folly
would I learn from their lessons
or remain lost
searching for Heaven's gate

if your kisses could console me
and bring me to a smile
would I embrace their tenderness
or betray my own heart
standing at Heaven's gate

if your love could consume me
and bring me to my knees
would I revel in its glory
or deny the steps we've taken
closer to Heaven's gate

if our passion could ignite me
and drown me in its fire
would I swim, forever burning
or would our heat allow us
entry through Heaven's gate

November 22, 2003
Elizabeth Galvez
©2003 Elizabeth Galvez

for J.