is the ending the end, or...

is the ending the end, or...

 

 

 

 

 

we apologize to the myth

of God

or maybe he really exists

and our penance

subjects us to less pain in the end

maybe the white light

will be little darker early on

then let us see our way

to the next level

 

like a free elevator rising to the top floor

then we might worry about falling off of heaven

 

wuthering heights

can be as scary as Hades....

 

and beware of the dog.

 

 

erin-cilberto

12/14/22

Reviews

[Louisa Chan]

Dear Jacob, your "elevator" metaphor is a very amusing one; so are the falling and the dog - very interesting! But I'm confident we won't "fall off of heaven" - I've watched a number of videos on Youtube about death-bed or after-death experiences, about how people's consciousness rises from their physical bodies, following a friendly figure towards a bright light (as the "white light" you put it in your poem) when their hearts and brains stop working, and then they were rescued and came back to life again. I do believe in "energy transfer", that our consciousness is some kind of energy that would transcend the physical body and live on... There's a lot of video on Youtube about how quantum physics believes we are immortal.... : )
Well, no one can be sure about this, but this is something I believe in (or choose to believe...haha).
Wishing you a great Christmas and New Year "experience" - savour all the joy and love!
Warm wishes,
Louisa

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your excellent review, Louisa, and Merry and Happy to you as well.
j.

[W. Barrett Munn]

The young won’t understand this poem but I do. How many floors in this building?

Winston

[jacob erin-cilberto]

too many to count, but no 13th...mmm....well there is but they just call it the 14th.
Still unlucky.
thanks for understanding, my friend,
j.

[carl]

I hope no elevators in heaven, some of my worse nightmares involve elevators. This isn't one - three teenage boys in a bedroom above mine with electric guitars playing the intro to Free Bird over and over again- I know what hell is going to be like. enjoyed your contemplation on what's next. -carl

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I love that song, but not over and over and over,
thank you,
j.

[Fran Marie]

I like the mention of Wuthering Heights
here ..the ending could be the beginning of a new journey in the
great beyond..we shall eventually
find out..nicely done

[jacob erin-cilberto]

eventually....thank you, Fran,
j.

[willweb]

I'm not sure one way or the other but I am curious to find out when the time comes. I like to think there is more to it than just this but you never know. And to me, hell would be having to watch Wuthering Heights over and over again.
Very cool my friend and once again, like always it seems, very thought provoking.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, that would be hell, wouldn't it?

[light and ashes]

This is an interesting poem, Jacob. I find the ending a little amusing....
personally, I believe there is a Heaven.
I'm not sure if there is a Hell or not.
Maybe the only Hell that really exists is the Hell we make for ourselves in life.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I am of similar belief, Light...thank you,
j.

[light and ashes]

That is cool. You are very welcome.
I actually enjoyed this a lot.

[Ciara]

No one knows until you actually get there. I like imagining heaven exists because I find that comforting but I don't really believe

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I guess we can be happy in our imaginations...
thanks, Ciara,
j.

[John the Baptist]

I wonder if The Big Guy is really swayed by all that penance ranting, or just bored. When you were a Catholic, did you ever hear snoring from the other side of the confessional?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

no but I imagined it.
j.