07/30/98

		"feathers fall"

i've held back
all the things
i had to say
running nowhere
feeling foolish
over yesterday
and you don't
understand
me at all
why did you turn
me in
were you waiting for the fall?
angels' wings
have never
felt so heavy
and i wonder
if the fallen
feel some release
the sake of the struggle
seems lonely sometimes
but i carry on
the devil at my back
i walk towards the fire
will others cry as
alabaster burns down?
			
			© Andrea K