It Ended In Peace
He had been a bad man all his life.
That’s why he was on death row.
Today is the last day of the fight
to try to keep his life in tow.
Execution time was approaching fast.
His last meal was being eaten.
Soon, the walk that would be his last
would come. He felt beaten.
“Dead man walking” it was known as.
That walk to meet his maker.
He didn’t give the guards any sass.
He was quiet. No longer a taker.
The pastor asked if he had any last words.
Then, he saw a person of light.
He was real. It was not absurd.
No other saw him. There was no fight.
The being said “The Lord knows your heart.”
“Are you sorry for all your sins?”
“Do you ask forgiveness This is no lark.”
The man said “Yes, yes. How do I begin?”
“The being said “It is done. You are saved.”
‘Your name is written in the book of life.”
“Though, for your sins on earth, you must pay.”
“Your eternity is assured without any strife.”
The light faded away. He said “I am sorry”
The pastor said “Bless you my son.”
“May you sleep in eternal rest.”
At that the man got a real smile on his face.
As the IV dripped the fluid into his arm,
to put him to sleep. He smiled .
He seemed to truly not be alarmed.
“He has found peace” the pastor said, without denial.
—————————————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2015)