They began their search for heaven,
They began a distant song.
The words kept drawing them closer,
Near the heaven where they belonged.

A tiny old man sat singing,
As he motioned to a giant gate.
The ol' man with his Rottweiler,
Stood in awe and could hardly wait.

They approached the gate in silence,
The Rottweiler and his friend.
But a voice boomed from behind the gate,
"The  Rottweiler can't come in."

The ol man didn't hesitate..
He spoke with firm conviction.
To leave a lifetime faithful friend,
Would be the same as an eviction!

"I'd rather go to hell," he said,
"With my Rott here by my side,
So pardon me if I withdraw,
My dog's love will be justified."

This little Ol' man and his Rottweiler,
Chose to suffer eternal wrath.
They walked 'til they came to another gate,
And a man who sat in the path.

The man looked up with eyes of steel,
He ask where the two had been.
He said, "At yonder gate they wait,
To welcome you two to come in."

The Ol man with his Rottweiler,
Sadly spoke of Heaven's rejection.
And how love between his Rott and he,
Went beyond just mere affection."

The steel-eyed man just chuckled,
And he said as he led the two,
"The gate back there was the gate to hell,
Heaven's waiting for your Rott and you!"

by: jan cooper