The Price of Admission to Heaven written by Sheldon Manoo (11/02/14)

You think you can buy your way to salvation

Maybe you’ll pay your way to Heaven

Maybe that’s not how it’s done

That’s not how it’s done

Me, I know I’ve done wrong things

I pray from time to time for mercy

In my short time I’ve seen things

Does life work the same way for everybody?

For I’ve noticed and I’ve heard

How cruel people been to others

From many different walks of life

Cain killed Abel who was his brother!

Makes me wonder!

I really wonder!

So when you rob a nation of its innocence

And connive someone from their claim

And spill blood without any conscience

Where is your destination and your aim?

What is the value of life?

I’m asking this of the killers

I’m suggesting a minimum rate

At least one million US dollars

                So if you take one life

                You’ll be set for a long time

                Maybe the rest of your cold heartless life

                And use it to buy your way to salvation

The child molesters and the pedophiles

Rapers, buggers and the dopers

What kind of thoughts cross your mind

When you make the vulnerable silently scream and suffer

Those who do one wrong condemns another

There’s corrupted foundation in the societal structure

The per-miters of slackness are the law upholders

The sin seem more done by the podium and pulpit actors

Who believe they can bribe their way to salvation

And connive their way to Heaven

I’m not one to point my finger

I just try to walk along a righteous path

I don’t pretend to be something I’m not

I strive to be at one in mind and heart

Yes I do have my humanly faults

But I try to give hope to humanity

But some humans have pillaged their minds

And left their souls with no human decency

Believing they can buy their spot in Heaven

For the true God operates with logic and reason.