-day School teacher but she says no, I'm wrong,
many people do and in some cases
that's acceptable because they mean that
they want to go to Heaven to see God
and dwell with Him eternally and that
can't be too bad as long as they don't kill
themselves but I don't want to die even
if it guarantees I get to go to
Heaven and not just to have my soul judged
but to pass God's judgment and live with Him
forever but she said Be not afraid
like she was speaking like an angel in
the Bible somewhere, I forget, and told
her so. Then she said I'm dead already.
Bio: Gale Acuff has had poetry published in Ascent, Reed, Journal of Black Mountain College Studies, The FontChiron Review, Poem, Adirondack Review, Florida Review, Slant,Arkansas Review, South Dakota Review, Roanoke Review and many other journals in over a dozen countries. He has authored three books of poetry:Buffalo Nickel,The Weight of the World, and The Story of My Lives. Gale has taught university English courses in the US, China, and Palestine