I think heaven is above a ceiling
like a dome in the sky
but for the soul.
The will is the engine
and the soul is the vehicle.
It is not the will that allows passage
but grace.
Still, to be just below the ceiling means
you have passed the demons
of gluttony and lust.
A place where only the highest temptations
like pride may enter.
A place of light, and electric clouds
of ecstatic joy and fluttering eyelids.
But ascend no further by one’s own volition.
It is not the will that allows passage
but grace.
This is an original writing by Barry P. Schoedel on 12/04/2021. To use or copy I can be contacted here: https://twitter.com/barryschoedel