The Crossroad Between Heaven & Hell
A place where we meet family and friends before our next journey begins
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2 min readNov 14, 2023
The entrance to heaven and hell
cross the same intersection,
at the end of the rainbow.
A place where leprechauns guard the doors,
keeping our one-way ticket to paradise
safely tucked away inside a pot of gold,
or stand ready to trick us
with evil ways for eternity.
We hold a single key
to unlock our destiny,
to either walk through a path of light
hearing angels sing,
or linger in the darkness
where no shadows live.
Yet, for a few brief moments
we behold the magic of this wonderful crossroad,
as we linger with family and friends
before our next journey begins.
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This write was written back in the February of 2023 for an annual contest held by The National Federation of State Poetry Societies.
It’s definitely a different type of idea which…
