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Eternal Night

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The question eternal,

What lay beyond the infinite night?

I peer Heavenward for the answer,

Pleading for an omnipotent retort,

Never to be realized.

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On bended knee,

With hands grasped in prayer,

I have asked for absolution.

Hoping that there is life for me,

Beyond this earthly Hell.

~~

Surely there must be more,

How cruel the joke,

Were Heaven the fodder of fairytales.

This must not be,

I refuse to succumb to disbelief!

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This night I will read the Book,

Comforting myself in it’s inspiration,

Denouncing the wickedness of my sins.

By immersion in the prose of Psalm 51,

Praying for the cleansing of my soul.

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I will not surrender faith,

To the folly of Satan’s game,

Committing myself to his depths of despair.

Surely this mustn’t be my destiny,

If I am to be a child of the everlasting God.

 

~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~

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9 responses to “Eternal Night”

  1. Alice Keys Avatar
    Alice Keys

    This reminds me of a poem by an African American poet, Paul Lawrence Dunbar. He wonders similarly about the existence of heaven and hell. (teen memory so may not have it exactly right.)

    There is a heaven
    for ever, day by day
    the upward longing of my soul
    doth tell me so.

    There is a hell
    I’m just as sure.
    For pray, if there were not,
    where would my neighbors go.

    All the best. ;-)

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    1. blackandwrite Avatar
      blackandwrite

      Thank you so much and all the best to you as well. I am not familiar with Paul Lawrence Dunbar, but I will look him up. Thanks again. :)

      Reply
  2. jrosenberry1 Avatar
    jrosenberry1

    Wow. This is really powerful.

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    1. blackandwrite Avatar
      blackandwrite

      Thank you, I really appreciate the nice comment.

      Reply
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    jrosenberry1

    I hope you don’t mind, but I’ve nominated you for the 2013 Very Inspiring Blogger Award. There is no obligation; it is simply my very-appreciative-nod-of-approval for the great work you do on your blog. If you do decide to accept the award, you can see more about it here: http://jrosenberry1.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/meteors-volcanoes-tornadoes-what-what/. All the best – Jen

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    1. blackandwrite Avatar
      blackandwrite

      Thank you so much for the award. I do appreciate it very much.

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      1. jrosenberry1 Avatar
        jrosenberry1

        Another nod of approval. :)

      2. blackandwrite Avatar
        blackandwrite

        Thank you so much. I’m very glad that you liked it, it means a lot. :)

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