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.

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Orpheus invites Raziel and Arella to a barbecue at his palace on Sabbath afternoon so they arrive with a bottle of wine and join the angels as they chat about their human charges on Tibil.

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