Life –Just A Walk Through Paradise

                                                               by:  Natascha 

He went through the open gates towards paradise,

And left everything behind,

His memories of life, sufferings and sacrifice,

All of these memories combined.

He kept moving forward not looking back,

Ignoring the doubts he had.

The doubts that kept putting him off track

Acting as though a comrade.

He was himself and came as he is,

Not as his friend nor his enemy,

The satisfaction alone was eternal bliss

Just to know how it is to be free.

All the things were there in paradise

Love, warmth and happiness

Only now had he seen truly joyful eyes

Not alone a face could express.

He moved onward on the winding path

Relishing every cool breeze that freed

Him of the troubled mind

Relishing his spirit as though from a bath

Till there were no more problems to find

But in this walk of life though as good as it may be,

Came dark clouds over the skies,

Problems to make you lose all sanity,

When life turns with the throw of a dice

He stopped on his tracks, losing all hope to move on still,

His insecurities piling up in stacks,

When his heartache had healed

And grievance was done,

All secrets said and revealed,

He started moving on until he was gone

From his bitter shell he’s just peeled.

Happiness overcame him when his problems were no more,

Unable to contain his joyful cries,

When he realized life was as it was before,

Life – just a walk through paradise.