Not an Angel

 

I am not

An angel--

Not really.

My halo

 

Is the result

Of the fixture

Behind

My head

 

And the way

Your eyes

See things

That aren’t

 

There.

I would be

Your angel

If I could,

 

If I

Had wings,

If I

Could

 

Guard you.

But I

Am not

An angel

 

For you.

I am as

Helpless

And wingless,

 

As you,

My love.