Black Wings

My wings    
became black    
the white is gone    
ruined and disgraced    
i lie soulless on the floor    
     
Feather    
after feather    
someone painted      
them with the colour      
of death and damnation    
     
My wings    
were covered    
in dirt and shame    
in guilt and remorse    
and in tormenting pain    
     
Feather      
after feather    
i pulled them out    
ripping off all my sins    
to the floor they swirled    
     
My wings    
are now gone    
i feel empty and    
bare, not able to fly    
my destiny is destroyed    
     
Father    
i need wings    
etch them on me    
ink them into my skin    
i’m an angel, i need to fly