Angel In The Dark

  

In the midst of a bad dream

That has crossed the line to reality,

Shadows linger, taunt, tease…

Whispering in your ear

The price you pay for sacrifice

Though no deal with the devil

Was ever made.

Flesh is now scorched

From hell’s wrath,

The smell attacks

Your greatest sense

Bringing back forbidden recollections

Now the burn is like a tattoo

From a night of too much drinking.

 

Beyond the realm of human sight

Yet seen by blind faith

There is a slight flicker…

Faint, but more than enough

For the soft embers is a burning belief

Casting light like a beacon

Upon a prayer that seemed lost at sea.

 

In the darkness

An angel finds this

Message in a bottle.

 

In the darkness

One angel sees… reads… believes…

 

In the darkness

This angel sacrifices

Its heavenly sight so you can see

That there still is life

Beneath the ruble and ashes of the past.

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

The imagery in this poem paint a picture in my mind of a man lost sitting on top of a cliff in the desert, praying hoping for an ending to the pain that has come from the past. Then an angel appears in white robes with black wings to help ease the pain. great write my friend.

[Kat]

Wow, incredibly deep. Thanks so much for sharing.

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

Such an uplifting ending to this mysterious and wondrous work. Nice job. Keep them coming.
Light,
Siddartha

[The Flawed]

Good job a great poem with wonderful imagery.
I particularly like the ending
But what do I know?
Well done.

[Gandré]

you and the Q of the darkness will be sittiing on the cloude # 1, when your solution appears, so that you can love.....
I missed it here. And, I still sleap in your black shirt night - (your avatar now)... So lovely, so giviing, you are. So important the message... ciao,Dale 5 stars

[Lizanne]

As long as there is the tiniest glimmer of faith, there is hope. The ultimate sacrifice made so that another can achieve redemption from what appears to be hopeless. A prayer of distress is answered. Any way you may choose to decipher this would not change that this is a wonderful and deeply moving work. It is a piece that would fulfill a need in someone's life that may be searching for an answer.

[closed account]

oook,, you know me and beieving... this was incredible
in the darkness of dark, there is hope.... she gives them
her eyes, cause his are tainted, that is magical
that is selfless, this is what I hope for mankind.. to lend their
eyes to someone who is lost in the dark...
beautiful write, beaituful heart, inspiring soul,, you are....

[deeps]

I so love this piece so much.
I really love the closing stanza the best.

In the darkness
This angel sacrifices
It's heavenly sight so you can see
That there still is life
Beneath the ruble and ashes of the past.

These are such awesome words here.
Truthful as well.
Wonderful imagery
You have always been one powerful writer.

[Kerri Maniscalco]

"The price you pay for sacrifice

Though no deal with the devil

Was ever made.

Bringing back forbidden recollections

Now the burn is like a tattoo

From a night of too much drinking."

I loved the metaphors in this piece, it was really written beyond well, it made me think of the phoenix rising from the ashes.

[ABitBrokenPoetry]

o my. this one literally almost made me cry. such a gorgeous poem, & what an inspiring, beautiful ending. i love the idea of this angel finding thi s message from this lost soul, & giving up sacrificing, so that this lost lonely person can see that there is still life to be lived. this one is going in my favorites. a truly beautiful write & what an uplifting read to start my day.

[Anita B Jacques]

Another awesome poem, you make us take pause and think, blind faith, and hope, not loose sight of the light is our salvation. Thank you Dale my dear friend, your poem touched my heart.