POETRY
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:06 pm
Angels Do Not, by Charles Carreon
there is a furor in the desert there is a flower in
the dark
there is a mind raging inside the flower garden
and lascivious lilacs are pouting passion
with rotting lips and smiles that are drunk
there is you there is me
there is a crescent moon cradled in the trees
I learn to walk on heights
I learn to walk on water
I learn not to look down
I learn it doesn't matter
when there is love there is danger
there is love there is danger
I was born with the furious flowers I was born with
the thorns
when I was born the chain was hanging loose
so I shrugged it off and walked away
later on they used it to bloody my face
I walked away
angels do not live in the alley
angels do not push shopping carts
angels do not wish for milk and honey
angels do not die for lack of money
angels are perfect but I am not one
angels do not make mistakes but they are very careful
I make mistakes I am not very careful
angels occasionally smile but they are bashful
I learn to walk on heights
I learn to walk on water
I learn not to look down
I learn it doesn't matter
there is a furor in the desert there is a flower in
the dark
there is a mind raging inside the flower garden
and lascivious lilacs are pouting passion
with rotting lips and smiles that are drunk
there is you there is me
there is a crescent moon cradled in the trees
I learn to walk on heights
I learn to walk on water
I learn not to look down
I learn it doesn't matter
when there is love there is danger
there is love there is danger
I was born with the furious flowers I was born with
the thorns
when I was born the chain was hanging loose
so I shrugged it off and walked away
later on they used it to bloody my face
I walked away
angels do not live in the alley
angels do not push shopping carts
angels do not wish for milk and honey
angels do not die for lack of money
angels are perfect but I am not one
angels do not make mistakes but they are very careful
I make mistakes I am not very careful
angels occasionally smile but they are bashful
I learn to walk on heights
I learn to walk on water
I learn not to look down
I learn it doesn't matter