I once stood in heaven,

at the pearly gates

Saint Peter told me to come in

but I told him I had to stay

I asked if you were in the book

and he flipped from page to page

after taking a second look

I saw the expression upon his face

He said you wouldn’t be coming

to stay in paradise

instead you will be burning

for the way you led your life

I thought to myself and pondered

and after a moment I said

I shall go down and wander

and take her place instead.

Unprecedentedly, I strolled

back the way I came

I left that city of gold

but did not feel any shame

I made my way to the gates of hell

I walked up to the demon who guarded the gate

as I came up to him he gave out a boisterous yell

as the other demons lied in wait

As I entered that place I heard the screams

an untold number of souls in eternal agony

a sight in only my most nightmarish dreams

but onward I went with foolish integrity

The demons were snarling and showing their fangs

the claws enormous and dripping with blood

I drew my holy blade, oh how it sang

as the demons began charging with the force of a flood

I prayed as holy armor surrounded my body

I’d been training for this day to come

My demeanor and stance was godly

I felt my body go completely numb

The minions of hell had me surrounded

as they came one after the other

my sword cleaved through the masses unbounded

as I inched my way further

My heart and soul set on you

these demons can not hold me back

I could feel your presence so true

then everything went black

I saw you in a horrid condition

body tattered,tortured so completely

to the point of unrecognition

do not worry, I came to set you free

I picked up your soul and held you close

and laid my sword upon the unholy ground

carried the burden of your sins to dispose

as all other thoughts had been drowned

The demons had backed off

for they knew what I had planned

the burden heavier, I barely held you aloft

it took all my strength to stand

Back to the edge of hell

I carried you till my life faded

An angel took you from my grasp so frail

my soul for yours had been traded

So, if you read this, know this now

one thing you should hold true

If ever I knew the way how

I would go through hell for you