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Angel for a Day
To be the angel for a day
fly with the aid of wings
would demand a sacrifice
to put aside the spice of life
in the heights the loss is slight
hidden among the blurred landscape
this prison that one may escape
by virtue of the altitude
if only for the span were perpetude
forever ignoring why most strive
on wings made for evasive flight
turning away from earth’s delights
to be seraph for a time
blinded to angst of men
would be sublime for a day
and then I’d return to play.
© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20191216.
fly with the aid of wings
would demand a sacrifice
to put aside the spice of life
in the heights the loss is slight
hidden among the blurred landscape
this prison that one may escape
by virtue of the altitude
if only for the span were perpetude
forever ignoring why most strive
on wings made for evasive flight
turning away from earth’s delights
to be seraph for a time
blinded to angst of men
would be sublime for a day
and then I’d return to play.
© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20191216.
Published 18th Dec 2019
Author's Note
The poem “Angel for a Day” was inspired by a photo of a person standing in front of a picture of angel wings.
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