Descriptions of Heaven and Hell
by Mark Jarman

The wave breaks
And I'm carried into it.
This is hell, I know,
Yet my father laughs,
Chest-deep, proving I'm wrong.
We're safely rooted,
Rocked on his toes.

Nothing irked him more
Than asking, "What is there
Beyond death?"
His theory once was
That love greets you,
And the loveless
Don't know what to say.

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(not to be corny, but when i read this poem i found myself saying "oh my god" afterwards. this poem kind of took my breath away.)