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Readyforit
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since 2006-04-25
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0 posted 2006-04-25 09:42 PM


Stairs to heaven

Wars are fought without meaning
and flames of hell are rising
and theres only one stairway to heaven
Good men turn wicked
and the seas are black with hate
and theres only one stairway heaven
Religon becomes about gaining wealth
and the air is brown with death
and theres only one stairway to heaven
The youth is tainted with matrial
and our land is covered in ash
and theres only one stairway to heavan
On a balance of justice the gold is more than life
and the earth begins to crack
and theres only one stairway to heaven
God frowns on his sons and daughters
and Imps crawl from the fissure
and theres only one stairway to heavan
Jesus is out of tears
and the world is submeged in darkness
and there is no longer a stairway to heavan

© Copyright 2006 Readyforit - All Rights Reserved
miabug
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since 2006-04-19
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1 posted 2006-04-25 09:45 PM


Good poem... an good insight on what the World is about and what could happen.

Mia

Rainclouds lie in your tears, sunshine in your heart. When you cry from happiness, you glow as a rainbow. - Marie-Ève C.

passing shadows
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2 posted 2006-04-26 06:12 AM


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Debo
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3 posted 2006-04-27 10:17 AM


WOW what a eye opening poem
It makes a person stop and think
Loved it just loved it

Debo

Susan Caldwell
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since 2002-12-27
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4 posted 2006-04-27 10:20 AM


What if there never was a stairway?

What if this is it.

Nice contemplation piece.

"too bad ignorance isn't painful"
~Unknown~

BROTHER JOHN
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5 posted 2006-04-27 01:26 PM


Dear Readyforit,

I am keep thinking about your pen name, Readyforit.  Write a poem on what you are ready for.  Thanks for your honesty.  To me, we have blocked, with our "trash," the stairway to heaven.  It is not so much we using the stairs to return to heaven, as allowing heaven to come to us.  This is my real grip with organized religion.  Organized religion uses the stairs as a "fire escape!" And even in this, OR uses it to promote its selfish reasons to be. THE TRUTH is beyond their walls of rites!


The Lady
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6 posted 2006-04-27 02:35 PM




"Jesus is out of tears"

Astounding line. I enjoyed your poem.

Welcome!

Enchantress
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Canada eh.
7 posted 2006-04-27 02:57 PM


WELCOME TO PASSIONS!
A very profound first post!
I hope you enjoy your time with us here.
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

~ Trace my body with your words,
  in doing so, you touch my heart ~

Goldenrose
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8 posted 2006-04-27 03:12 PM


Welcome to PIP..and a fine way to begin..a good powerful poem is always worth reading and finding within it the message you want to leave us with...thank you for your words...

Goldenrose.

''As the deer pants for steams of water, so my soul pants for you O God''
Psalm 42:1

Sunshine
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9 posted 2006-04-27 09:15 PM


Welcome to Passions, Ready.  Please, check
your email for a Very Special Greeting!

" It matters not this distance now  " Excerpt, Yesterday's Love
~*~
KRJ

StevenS
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since 2005-09-21
Posts 945
L. A. (Lower Alabama)
10 posted 2006-04-28 10:21 AM


Welcome to Passion! I hope your Readyforit! :-)
Bodger
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since 2005-06-12
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Tolerance for a short time
11 posted 2006-04-28 01:37 PM


Yes

I liked it - deep almost insidious

Dave

luminosity
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since 2005-11-18
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12 posted 2006-04-28 02:14 PM


sigh...oh yes, this I know, there will come a day when the stairway is gone, and if you missed it, you missed it.....great message in this
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