I know naught of heaven or of hell,
For I've known but one here and the other...
Well, the shamans hold that up in promise,
Like a toy before a child to cause
Obedience.
Here...
I've known hell, and pain, and suffering.
Gods, whatever they may be,
Cannot punish me more than this life has.
The only thing that death may offer,
Is neither heaven or hell, but,
An end... finally an end to
This punishment I
Never earned.
Donovan Baldwin