Purgatory

by Maria M

PURGATORY by Maria M. Like fallen angels they cling to me Wrapped in wings, singed and bleeding Used to comfort of their own making Wordlessly, my warmth is theirs for taking Like veins of gold, fragile stone Around each other they've found their home A web unseen, a guiding hand Binds us here and to this land Back to back some see us stand Eye to eye, we face each other They offer up their pride in hand Would pass through Hell for one another They ask for nothing but'd give their souls Would challenge God 'fore lose control. Defy the spirits of sky and Earth Survived the fires of their rebirth Like fallen angels I take them in Relieve the burden of psyches' sin Never let their souls go numb It was that edge they pulled me from. Back to back, for our beliefs Eye to eye, with trust unspoken To stand beside in light and grief And keep this angel's ring unbroken.