An Angel Once Told Me
Updated: Mar 12
That she loved me, that things were okay,
That sometimes, when the skies thundered, and even when
The clouds were conscious of my existence,
The days could be worse than others.
“And that”, she whispered close to my ear, tickling the back
Of my neck,
“Is okay.”
Fireworks and sunsets rose to the sky
As I wondered about how the days could fly
This fast, so fast, that I was never able to
Catch up.
In my bed, drowning my pillowcase with tears,
I’ve left my soul for another to pick it up,
In hopes of reincarnating into something
Less hateful and more lovely.
An angel had to stop me, though, before I could
Go any further, before I could manage to leave entirely.
Fingers thin, she stroked my cheek and held my hands in hers,
And for the first time
In a long time, my heart beat wa