Now And Then

We cannot well do without our sins; they are the highway of our virtue. - Thoreau

i know you in hell

i knew you in heaven

before you could walk

before you could talk

before the sin beat you down

before the devil came around

before the flames came

before you knew pain

before you bled

before you were dead

before the sewer cover was lifted

before your soul was sifted

before your faith became jaded

before your ivory tower faded

before your train went off the track

when you still had a chance to turn back

i knew you

Author's Note

"The only sin in the world is ignorance." - Thoreau