Tainted Angel...

By A Velvet Tongue

Tainted angel
wings of dust
thy halo twined
in harrowed trust

roughly tattered
soiled and torn
a barren heart
bleeding scorn

once that face
staggered royals
blessed beauty
robbed of morals..

second nature
bred of trust
through the flesh
thy posion thrusts

Broken wings
barely flutter
towing you out
of your gutters

placing you back
on the cross
helping you feel
all you've lost

twinkling spheres
once called stars
now replacing
iron bars..

genocide ...
perfumes your pulse
chloraform chokes
disguised as rust

casting you out
of your stained life
dull edges do gleam
consider the knife

absent veins
hued of malignancy
screaming out
in faux galantry

Dust off your hem
dance weightlessly
rise once more
negotiate fantasy

the past does not stand
stock still and silenced
nor should the present
sit stagnant and chaliced

what of the future..
those golden robes....
open them blindly
draw of some hope

angel I see
tainted and taunted
behind sapphire orbs
a soul sleeping ..haunted

others like you
take pride in the night
rehearsing rejection
cast out from light

rest now and dream
safe in your mind
later we'll walk
your hand in mine

do you beleive in reprieve
in second chances?
where you a good student
learn all of the dances?

sit now and tarry
near to my side
let me now tell you
of this guilt laden tide

You too will see
I am like thee
I've broken my wings
no more to soar free..

it was a great story
one would almost believe
the resemblance .. uncanny
could this angel be me..??

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Published on Monday, November 24, 2003. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "Tainted Angel..."

A former member wrote: Deep, thoughtful and simply beautiful. I really loved this poem. Such a clean flow, perfectly crafted from the depths of imagination. You should be so proud of this piece. Keep writing :)
A former member wrote: Profound and moving. It was beautiful.
On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, Meadowhawk (163) wrote:

Deep, and beautifully crafted.
A former member wrote: Deep and Inspiring!
On Tuesday, November 29, 2005, cherietree (21) wrote:

i love all your work its amazing!!!!!
On Monday, June 21, 2004, Lord Kalgalath (182) wrote:

*heart fluttering* sehr ist gut.....*faints*
A former member wrote: sheer perfection!
On Sunday, November 30, 2003, Moodswing (63) wrote:

i am running our of ways to say you are awesome...im just gonna start worshipping you....*kneels* ALL HAIL GODDESS VEL!
On Saturday, November 29, 2003, Drea (1443) wrote:

vel, this is beautiful. the mixture of fantasy with reality and..just... so good.. as always.. ~Drea~
On Thursday, November 27, 2003, Bloody_Hands (20) wrote:

Wow, that was amazing! ~Lynne
On Tuesday, November 25, 2003, OLd SouL (734) wrote:

I love it Vel... diff from your norm but still full of your essence. Shows how dimensional you are. :::OLd
On Monday, November 24, 2003, Trichotillomaniac (42) wrote:

Wow, that was incredible. Another person I must envy on their talent. I usually end up skimming poetry, yours just..grabbed me
On Monday, November 24, 2003, Ophelia (221) wrote:

I am speechless, this was beautiful beyond any thing I have read, I shall keep it forever..................O.
On Monday, November 24, 2003, Alanarchy (1200) wrote:

Damn great write. I loved it. "You too will see I am like the I've broken my wings no more to soar free" ...Wow. I can realy relate to that.
On Monday, November 24, 2003, WinterGrave (258) wrote:

oh wow, dark and a vary nice read.~~~Grave
On Monday, November 24, 2003, Stranger (264) wrote:

You are one of the few poets that can blow me away with a rhyming poem. You, like the great Cohen, rhyme as though that is simply the way we are supposed to speak. I really liked the flutter/gutter stanza. I could feel the struggle.
On Monday, November 24, 2003, sole (93) wrote:

wow, this poem is just good on so many levels. I especially liked "twinkling spheres once called stars now replacing iron bars.. " Excellent work.
On Monday, November 24, 2003, Dancing_Monkey (1246) wrote:

*drops on floor* err your good girl damn good... :o) should have been reading your poem ages ago ...