Sleeping through eternity

Category: Poem


This poem was written by my friend Terry Barker.

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I slept through eternity,

I wakened at the end of time
and looked around me.
There were others, yawning and stretching.

I looked for you
but you were not there.

Where is she? I asked.

A voice said,
This place is for peacemakers.
She didn't make it.

I was sad for a long time,
but I accepted it.


You slept through eternity too,
and wakened
and looked for me.

I was not there.

Where is he? you asked.

A voice said,
This place is for the strong.
He didn't make it.

Up yours, you said,
and ransacked all the heavens
till you found me.