Redemption Poem by Frederick Nellist

Life's farewell song I hear at last
My future is now lost in the past
Voices, faces, and memories fade
A high price to pay I'm sore afraid.

Yesterdays beliefs I can not redeem
Perchance a pardon is only a dream
I do not anticipate a friendly call
Where then will the sword point fall.

Heavenly scales showing how I failed
the accusations are finely detailed
A balanced outcome is beyond vision
Is heaven or hell the final decision.

I have accepted favours as a token
To many loved ones my promises broken
Cannot recall the goodness I've spread
My good intentions have become my bed.

An unwisely chosen manner of speech
I'm sure the devil will sleep in reach
My regrets now are really very profound
I pray those I touched can hear my sound.