a single memory
Looking out
from a rooftop
a comforting paw
rests upon her shoulder
naked once again
of lavender shade
drives away all fears
but one
and all that is born
is a tear.
A concussion
of light
the whirl
of
wind
flying
tumbling
spinning
through the air
a sudden retching
if the flesh
reels the senses
in her creation
and rebirth.
Kneeling
upon the floor
once more
with companions
crying her name
she stands
in a daze
a touch
never before felt
tingling through her shoulders
exciting them with energy
and the desire to fly
to glide
upon her wings
his touch.
For a single moment
holding eternity
spread upon the wind
beneath the velvet of her wings
everything is different
everything is the same
looking out
in her bathrobe
without a wink of sleep
from her apartment window
as the sun rises again
a calm memory rises:
"I never realized
when you were human
how beautiful you are."
I am human once again
have I lost my beauty
in your eyes?
Is it possible
I long to hold you?
to hear your voice
to be by your side
Is it possible
myself your Angel
with wings of flame
and hearts afire
might the wind
carry us.
So far apart now
and I
a mere mortal woman
who loves you.
and
it can never be
real.
Dasha Ariel Clancey