" HELL through TARTARUS... "

Does this realm really exist?...

It is said there are 6 doors to Hell
The portal, the gate
Most often comes to a person
In a vision
As a strange and gaping blackness
That can be felt as fear
Where fallen angels and demons
Await,
In Xibalba's mouth
To slowly tear your skin
In the house of knives
Said, the Mayans
Through the gates of Hell
And the horrible labyrinth
Of trials
And river crossings...

In EVERY culture
In EVERY religion
The song remains the same....

Even Jesus descended into Hades
Eventually emerging
With a select few souls
To return them to his Father
I am but a scribe
An ancient scribbler
I leave it to you my friend
Do you believe in realms
From Hell through Tartarus
Where the fires only bring
Agonizing pain
And gruesome torment
The place
Of utter hopelessness
And forever
Sorrow....

Tony Taylor   (Chicago)