HopScotch

When he saw her,

his heart skipped beats

like the tiny quick feet

of school children playing Hopscotch

This girl is too hot,

he thought

It was love at first sight

the kinda love that turns each night

into a fantasy romantic adventure

with the girl of your dreams

He knew he must have her

by any and all means

so he got to work

First he visited her doctors

made a list of each and every disease and sickness

Then he made like a mad scientist

Untill he had cured each one

Then he went to her bankers

found every debt that she ever owed

paid them off with interest,

then made her richer than she’d ever known

or could imagine,

He graced her with the latest fashion

He built love songs like they were mansions

He wanted her to make a home out of his heart

And he would furnish it

with the most incredible art

He did all that he could,

would turn off the sun itself,

if that would

show her, that he knew, that her smile shone brighter,

In her eyes he saw his future

And if she’d let him,

he’d invent time travel right then and there

just so he could take her there.

But once he’d shown her his love,

and made it crystal clear

he walked up to her

with his heart in hand

like a man with a plan

to play hopscotch

untill his very legs couldn’t stand

She told him her secret

She didn’t care,

She had more pressing things on her mind.

See She’d made a deal with a snake

and now her life was at stake

she had no time for hopscotch,

knowing she was going to die.

But, in response, He only smiled

He lived for her,

lived only to show her he was willing to die

she saw a great obstacle,

he saw an opportunity to prove

none of it was a lie

The snake brought her a knife,

It only cared for its debt,

She owed it a life,

It would neither forgive nor forget

She didn’t even say thanks,

She took that knife

And placed it deep in his chest,

Right where his heart should be

Heartbroken he,

sank to the ground

With his last breathe,

He reminded her,

I love you!

She said nothing back, she and her snake intact

Just carried on like nothing had happened

Whenever I’m asked about how an all loving God could allow people to burn in hell for all eternity

I tell them this story of hearts skipping like kids playing hopscoth

and I ask them back,

how could His loving Father and a Just judge, not?

It was our sins that nailed a man that only ever loved us to the cross

and what’s more

having spent this life declaring we don’t want to be with God

it should be no surprise,

at the end of time

That God gives us what we’ve been asking for !