Wednesday, December 05, 2007

The Flight that was not

Hello my angel, it’s been a long time

Your halo is gone, what happened to your wings?


Don’t say they found you in the devil’s bed

White lace all torn, his hands still red

Did you succumb to hell’s desire?

Did love pull you into the mire?


Did you not see the falsehood of these things?

Oh! My angel what happened to your wings?


Don’t say you took the Icarian flight

To the chimeral sun, in search of light

Did you not know your wings were wax?

Did you not leave blood in your tracks?


Had you not committed enough sins?

Oh! My angel what happened to your wings?


Don’t say that you placed a bet,

In a game, with rules he had set.

To his tune did you dance?

My love you never had a chance


He sat on the corpse blowing smoke rings

Oh! My angel what happened to your wings?


Wait, I think I know what happened

They could’nt bear that you could fly

High above them, into the blue sky

So they hacked them off and burned them

So you could be one of them


And my broken heart still sings

Oh! My angel they took your wings

2 comments:

Ashita said...
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pragati said...

Great Job :)

The central theme is awe-inspiring and I particularly liked the lines:

Don’t say that you placed a bet,
In a game, with rules he had set.

Also, the last line..."my broken heart sill sings"....very beautiful.

God bless !!