Go to Hell

Last night I went to hell
saw many people I know
met parts of me there, too
ugly, dark, unforgiving

Last night I went to hell
welcome back anytime
never do I want to return
so many whom I knew
no light, no love
despair or selfish delight

Hell is real
oh, yes it is
but not like the stories told
it is the absence of love
compassion
a place where selfishness reins
I don’t want to go there again
no never again, I pray