The Stubborn Child

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A boy stands at the gates of heaven, faced with a terrible dilemma.

At the gates of Heaven
stood a stubborn child
digging his heels
refusing to enter.

An angel flew in
to pacify the child
to bring him in.
‘You’ve reached the place

people dream of, and pray for;
even the gates here are of gold’
she said. The child looked away.
They didn’t really matter.



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