Drawing by Judith Wolfe

LAWRENCE MILES /

Poem



      The Darkest of my Angels

      He says
      It will never be over between us

      He tells me
      One confrontation is all that it will take
      And she will be mine forever

      He whispers in my ear
      "Find her no matter what it takes
      You can make her love you again"

      I try to fight him
      I try to dodge and ignore him
      But he keeps throwing up blinding light
      And tells me it's happiness

      He points to the brick wall I pound when she crosses my path
      He promises me the strength to break through
      And I can't say no to his power

      Every day I fight
      Some days I win
      Some days he breaks through a little more
      Closer and closer to carrying out his scheme

      I pray to the brightest of my angels
      That I never take his hand and say
      Yes.


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