Charisse Cecil
and Lizzie Parker

Fallen Angels
By Charisse Cecil

Response

Visions
By Lizzie Parker

Inspiration piece

I have never seen a saint
Or been in the presence of angels
Though, I hear that they are both all around.

But I have borne witness to
Halos dimming in daylight
And have begged for them to cast out the darkness.

I have swept up feathers that littered decades
And watched wings too weak to fly
Force others onto bended knees.

I have caught sight of bread being gifted,
Sandwiching shame and obligation,
And have forfeited good tidings
Just to dodge the hands that carried them.

And I have reached out for rescue
Toward countless cowards
And observed fearless defenses of well-stocked closets.

I have never seen a saint
Or been in the presence of angels
Though, I hear that they are both all around.

But I have walked amongst too many men
And stood alongside too many women
To even believe that such beings exist.