HEAVEN IS A STATE OF MIND?
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
HEAVEN IS A STATE OF MIND
Heaven is a state of mind
Well maybe…if you're blind
Heaven's coming can't you see
How much better off you'll be
It's not about how you feel
Or an expression of your zeal
For Heaven is an actual place
The entry fee is God's own Grace
No, Heaven is not on earth
You only find it through rebirth
This promised life for the free
Open your eyes that you might see
No, I'm not open —empty– minded
I tried for years in vain to find it
I kept an open mind all about
Till—SPLAT!-- my brain fell out
Heaven isn't a place YOU get to
No amount of trying will get through
You won't ever be able to get there
For it's only found in a prayer
The Door to Heaven is not Love's desire
You won't find it in a singing choir
Nor in denying yourself, paying every Cost
The Door to Heaven—-its a wooden Cross
Don't have an empty (open) mind
Confusion, that is all you'll find
Close your mind, open your heart
There the path to Heaven will start
Amen
About this poem
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will Proverbs 3:5-6
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Written on March 25, 2024
Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on March 25, 2024
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Words | 197 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
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