In his heart, all the lies he would keep
The man who lost his sleep
Fearing the consequences, he would lie awake
For all the trust that he would break
And so he prayed to God on a particular night
And asked to be shown a guiding light
But never a voice, against his prayer did return
He believed himself to be unforgiven
Did he just happen to paint his whole life black
Or was there ever any way back?
He sought and sought. He sought and cried
And at a solution he arrived
He thought it would be better to end his life
Rather than telling the truth to his kids and wife
And so he knocked on the heaven’s door
And waited till the count of four
And the gates opened up very wide
The angels took him by their side
And showed him what his life could have been
If he had not succumbed within
And every picture and every scene
Rolled out right in front of him
His wife was upset and she let it show
The kids lost their favourite hero
But they were willing to pardon him
And were ready to start again
And never a step again did he take wrong
All his crimes seemed far too long
And as they rolled out the final scene
The man woke up from his dream
And saw his wife sleeping free
And kissed her head tenderly
And he knew what he had to do
Wake up tomorrow and be true
And though that night, the angels saw him weep
The man was thankful for he lost his sleep
Frank Solanki 