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Here I stand at the edge of paradise

The Theotokos stares with tear filled eyes

Angelic choirs, their expressions forlorn

Another soul from salvation, torn

Amidst the crowd of grieving hosts

Stands a group of familiar ghosts

My family, my ancestors

Mourning in majestic splendor

Denied entry to God's kingdom

Here outside of Heaven's gates

Oh, to have lived a life of sainthood

But for me it's much too late

There is nothing more for me here

Time to go...