i saw an angel fly over head,
winced at what i saw,
its beauty unimaginable,
its brilliance questioning,

when i saw this angel fly over me,
i heard the heavens clap and roar,
furious at the escape of one of their detainees
broken from its chains,

As this angel flew past me,
the sky grew dark,
and the heavens weeped tears,
all the creatures on earth bellowed in fear,

When i glanced up at this angel,
i noticed its wings were clipped and broken,
oil oozing from its eyes,
it stared at me in forgiveness,

As this angel flew by,
i realized it was a broken angel,
unlike the rest,
i guess,

When this angel flew past me,
i suddenly grew very sad,
as i relized something of importance,
that it had been trapped within the hell of heaven,

It whispered to me, singing and screaming,
Dont make me go back please,
i want to be like you,
i want to be human,

I furrowed my brow, confused by this dark angel,
why would you want to be like me?
Why would you give up eternity?
To feel nothing?

A bolt through the sky, scaring the demons,
It clipped the angels wings, falling, screaming,
It plunged to the earth, laughing and crying,
I ran to the angel shocked and freightened,

Are you okay? Can this be happening?
The angel looked at me, burning alive and dying,
Its haunting final eyes torchured expressions,
It smiled blinking tears of blackness,

I didnt know what to say, so i didnt utter a word,
Just looked at the pathedic angel dying on earth,
So many questions running through my head, wonderings and whys,
Yet i knew there would be no time,

Its eyes were so sad cold and happy,
living its last day on earth,
its what it wanted,
who would have thought it?

I sat down next to it,
feeling warm as the rain let up,
It looked at me again and asked what its like,
to feel everything and be mortal,

I looked at the angel, not knowing what to say again,
tell the truth or lie?
Give it what it wanted or tell it that it wasted everything just to die?
I didnt know what to say and then it started to cry,

Not racking sobs, just black oozing tears,
showing me its life,
of watching lives through up there,
And it smiled as it died, knowing there was nothing to fear.

I didnt know if i did the right thing,
didnt know if i should believe it,
but that was the day i saw,
an angel fly over me broken.