Paradiso

Inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy.

i went to paradise and i came back

and when i opened my eyes everything was blank

there lied the trees, the buildings, the ground

but all i saw was a dirty hound

the dirty hound, then i followed,

turned to a man with eyes so hollowed

the man had horns the color of the sky

that i could swear, went out of sight

i turned back but back was forth

and when i turned the earth was torn

and from it emerged a mighty snake

with eyes of gold and skin so flaked

it whispered my name and i went deaf

and everything i touched went hard and stiff

with blood and dust and stars it glared

hours passed and i still stared...

now every moon had cried an ocean

and into her eyes they fled with motion

who knew my beasts were so splendid

with ecstasy my pain was blended

father of the crown came out to me

and held my arms so close to thee

so close to fire, so close to greed

that i, indeed, was close to cede

now i gave up but not my will

i stopped the fight but fight i will

miles passed and i walked an hour

then my reality bloomed as a flower

my paradise rose out my eyes

and ask you may what was inside?

there was the wind that thou had spared

and all the thoughts that i had shared

my beasts stood still, at my command

though, for them i shall, not spare a hand