AN: I wrote this for an English project, but figured people might enjoy it.You had to explain the book, soI apologize for some of the unecessary bits.Hope you like it.
The Five
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Begins when a man named Eddie dies
It was written by Mitch Albom,
And it's about the afterlife.
Eddie worked at Ruby Pier,
An amusement park by the sea
He died trying to move a little girl
From under a ride that came free.
Before he knew what had happened
Or had time to count to seven,
He was whisked away to learn a lesson
From each one of five people in heaven.
The first person Eddie meets
Is someone he barely knew
He shows Eddie that everyone's connected
In everything they do.
The next person Eddie meets
Is his old military captain
He teaches him of sacrifice
And why it has to happen.
Eddie had never met
The third person on his list
It was Ruby, whom the pier was named for
Who taught him forgiveness.
The fourth person Eddie meets
Is his wife, named Marguerite
She tells him about love
And why it is unique.
The last person Eddie meets
I'm not about to say
Read it for yourself and see
Why Eddie lived that way.
When all the secrets were revealed,
Eddie took his place in line
To wait for someone else's death
And be one of their five.
