Always Another Door Opens

This is a true experience I had once long ago 

Went for a swim at Sunset Beach out at Port Waikato 

My partner at the time, his brother and a girlfriend too 

Had packed ourselves some food we thought we’d have a barbeque 

The summer day was perfect - crowds enjoying the sunshine 

The Surf club guys were on patrol, yes! everything was fine 

My girlfriend said ”let’s go out for a swim”, I said “Okay!” 

We slipped into our bathers to the water made our way 

The water lapped around my hips as I walked deeper in 

The coolness was delicious took the heat from my hot skin 

From just behind I heard my girlfriend calling out to me 

But I was so happy frolicking out in the Tasman Sea 

Then suddenly the sand beneath my feet had disappeared 

The only thing I thought in those few seconds was “how weird?” 

But in that same few seconds I could feel my panic rise 

Out of my depth, I couldn’t swim, the tears flowed from my eyes 

I’d walked into an ocean rip - the ocean floor was gone 

There was no longer anything for me to stand upon 

I turned towards the beach only my girlfriend I could see 

She knew I was in trouble and tried to get hold of me 

I just kept drifting farther out and she was left behind 

I started taking water in, fear invading my mind 

Then suddenly I felt this change within my little space 

A strange amazing silence took the panic from that place 

I saw this lovely golden light, just shining everywhere 

I felt a great love enter me and take away my fear 

So warm I felt so happy floating in this golden glow 

It was a place from which I knew I’d never want to go 

Then out of nowhere came a pain like nothing I had known 

I was no longer in that lovely golden glowing zone 

Something was messing with my head all I could feel was pain 

Coughing, gasping, panic overtook me once again 

My eyes began to focus and I saw my boyfriend near 

Pulling me towards the beach – he’d grabbed me by my hair 

He’d seem my girlfriend’s distress and had rushed into the sea 

Disregarded his own safety to swim out and rescue me 

And so my life was saved that day been almost fifty years 

I learned a lovely truth that when we die there are no fears 

The moment we cross over there’s a sense of fear that's new 

But once we’re there, there is no fear - I know this to be true!.