From nothing to something, this world embarked on spinning 
Above the clouds, the Eastern Sun rose and hope comes glimmering 
Then rays of light started shining, frozen grounds slowly warming 
Melted ice hastily streaming and life on Earth begun existing 
For eons, there Paradise exist with creatures now most were extinct 
Then man was made to inherit the place, perfect without sin 
The God of Mercy was filled with empathy, for what He'd seen 
And so decides to make a woman to give the man a blessing 
  
“Go on and multiply, this world is yours except for the tree at the middle” 
He leaves them to be with the forbidden tree, rich in fruits, red and shiny 
But Desire snaked his way thru her heart, by Will she sinned against God 
Banished they were and cursed to suffer, afflicted by the thirst of rapacity. 
Luxuria, Gula, Avaritia, Icedia, Ira, Invidia, and Supervia had orgy with humanity 
And by their descendant's blood upon the ground, so was written history 
The land was torn with endless war and beset with plague, famine, and calamity 
Hope seemed lost indeed, but salvation came with the Son of the Almighty 
  
With Him, He brought, the seven virtuous angels for man's guidance — 
Castitas, Temperantia, Caritas, Industria, Patientia, Humanitas, Humilitas, 
Were unleashed to redeem willing souls of their mortal inheritance 
To fight the devil's advocate residing in the darkest corner of their hearts 
But Greed knows no bound and destroys everything in their grasp 
Still coveting more, wanting to possess even those not their own 
And when there's nothing left for them to divide and conquer 
They dreamed of owning even the sky to be God themselves 
  
Them we called Kings erected castles to make heaven on Earth 
Created an army, with swords laced with God, Gold, and Glory 
For honor, for loyalty to the nation and religion, so much was sacrificed 
Freedom was painted inside the pot at the end of the rainbow dusted with blood 
The fight rage on as the collector persist, now dressed as terrorist 
To be paid in full of what's due to them, a millennia's worth of debt 
We call ourselves the victims of their malice, but are we really innocent? 
When as a man, we continue to sin against our neighbors, against nature? 
  
Preachers talks of redemption, articulately quoting verses from the Bible 
The paranoids, warn the populace of government conspiracy and Alien invasions
The insane rants prayers for they say that the end is near according to Revelation 
While the lot of us wished for miracle and luck to at least put food on the table 
We all wanted salvation, for happiness and to live life in comfort 
Each of us, dreams of finding that Paradise, to mortal sin we'd lost 
We keep on searching everywhere, anywhere our feet could walk 
Most failed to find, a few did, but we never believed... 
  
That the Paradise we've lost was never really lost 
Carefully look at your reflection and there you'll see 
Staring back is the doe-eyed Antler patiently waiting 
For us to find and released him from the snake trap 
To deliver the message from God that he kept alive: 
“Denounce the seven Cardinals and make room 
For the Virtuous Angels to give you guidance 
Have Faith, Hope, and Love... the keys to heavens above.” 
  
AMEN... 

    
Authors' Note   
    
Antlers represents the Tree of Life, The Messenger of God and the Keeper of Knowledge, They are the symbol of Life, Rebirth, Fertility, Verility, Courage and Endurance.   
    
Men sinned when they consumed fruits from the forbidden tree..   
Little did they know, that when God banished them from Paradise, they carry within them the seed and there inside of them it grew, unknown to them, building paradise inside their soul waiting for them to get home.   

Published 18th September 2017
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