A Wingless Angel

On the breast of a wingless angel

I lay my weary head

And drench her with my teardrops

As I wish that I was dead.

Though it contradicts everything

I ever learned or have been told,

No one understands

And I'm empty and so cold.

In the arms of a wingless angel

Is the one place I can cry

No need to pretend I am okay,

No reason to forge a lie.

There are many others who love me,

But only the angel knows my heart,

The true depth of my despair

When my world was wrenched apart

In the arms of a wingless angel

I bare my wounded soul.

She kisses it and strokes my hair

And somehow makes me whole.

In the arms of a wingless angel

I take time to catch my breath

And through a simple act of love

She pulls me back from death.

Comments: 28

Lisa Frost Aug 27, 2009, 1:09am EDT

Strong emotions, written to the edge. Excellent expression!! Well written.

Shelbia C. Aug 28, 2009, 12:22am EDT

Thank you

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Kathryn E. Aug 27, 2009, 1:26am EDT

soooo heartfelt and so very well done.......

Shelbia C. Aug 28, 2009, 12:24am EDT

Thanks for the compliment

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Kathryn E. Aug 27, 2009, 1:26am EDT

Featured in the Triple Name Club.

Shelbia C. Aug 28, 2009, 12:24am EDT

and the feature

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lynn a. Aug 27, 2009, 1:30am EDT

This is very good. I feel like I'm bleeding tears. You do know how to write sadness.

Shelbia C. Aug 28, 2009, 12:25am EDT

Thank you.

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Heather C. Aug 27, 2009, 2:23am EDT

Very well written. I can so relate!

Shelbia C. Aug 28, 2009, 12:25am EDT

Thanks

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Spencer T. Aug 27, 2009, 4:12am EDT

Another signature write. Beautifully rendered.

Shelbia C. Aug 28, 2009, 12:26am EDT

Thanks Spencer

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Dawn G. Aug 27, 2009, 9:01am EDT

Great poem. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Shelbia C. Aug 28, 2009, 12:29am EDT

Thanks

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Aug 27, 2009, 11:36am EDT

exquisitely painful~pearl drops of emotion

Shelbia C. Aug 28, 2009, 12:29am EDT

Thanks for the compliment

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Sonia Doreen Aug 27, 2009, 8:27pm EDT

I love the line...when why world was wrenched apart..Beautiful poetry!

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Shelbia C. Aug 28, 2009, 12:30am EDT

Thank you

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Piper Elizabeth J. Aug 28, 2009, 5:44pm EDT

Wonderfully written. Powerful emotions.
Glad you have an angel to comfort you. Take care :)

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Sheila Deeth Aug 28, 2009, 7:37pm EDT

Powerfully told.

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Sujata (funnily 'Suji' ) S. Sep 1, 2009, 2:11am EDT

I agree with Sheila ... !

Beautifully expressed dear friend !!

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Madame Butterfly ~~ mary ann d ~~ Sep 3, 2009, 12:34pm EDT

Many wingless angels populate the world. We don't always recognize them. I'm glad you know, and take comfort from your angel.

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David N. Sep 13, 2009, 12:20pm EDT

This is sad Shelbia. Is everything OK where you are? I sure hope so. The poem is well written, but worries me some. I hope things get better for you and you know...I am just thinking that you are depressed...but , I am never good at fixing feelings.
The reason I will ask this is just in concern. A line in your poem, "As I wish that I was dead.", is a bell ringer. I hope you are not truly feeling this way. You know that you can always email me if you need a friend. I hope that you come to realize that you wish to be alive.
I am only thinking about your well being. Other than that, I wish you more to love. =)

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Sandi S. Sep 24, 2009, 1:23pm EDT

"And through a simple act of love

She pulls me back from death."

That simple love. More powerful than anything else...

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Nancy Biri Sep 25, 2009, 9:48am EDT

Very nice

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Granny Janny H. Oct 20, 2009, 12:30pm EDT

Thanks for posting this and your future inspired poems to Poet's Weekly Muse. It sounds like a song. I wish I could hear you read it. I feel the pain and the comfort of the angel's breast. A ten from me.

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