The Forlorn Angel

The forlorn angel stands alone,
Above the steps of battered stone.
A sulleness upon her face,
Her mind set in some distant place.

The troubled beauty in her eyes,
Like the clouded, turmoiled skies;
Touches something deep inside,
A feeling I have tried to hide.

An emptiness within my heart,
That tears away at every part.
Destroying all that I hold dear,
And I shed a single tear.

But my heart does rescue me,
From my immortal misery.
Reminding me that I have love,
A streaming becon from above.

Within this light I proudly kneel,
But from my mind a thought does steal.
My heart with flame of pain is burned,
For my love is not returned.

Rememberance destroys my mind,
A need for life I cannot find.
And as I cry with head in hand,
The forlorn angel still does stand.

She lifts her head and looks at me,
Her sullen sadness I still see.
But in her eyes there's something more,
At least that is what I hope for.

Compassion now is what I need,
For my heart must surely bleed.
But in her eyes I am now lost,
These days what does what does pity cost?

Nothing's different, nothing's new,
It's still the same distorted view.
She cannot see me as I am,
The lonely and forsaken lamb.

I remember now what I do show,
A happiness that's light as snow.
And this is how I seem to all,
As I hide behind my wall.

The forlorn angel sees no better,
I only wish that I could let her.
If I could tell her what to see,
I would tell her to see me.

Unto her eyes I still pretend,
For sadness is my only friend.
The truth's a foe I dare not brave,
I'm safe behind a gentle wave.

The forlorn angel still is there,
Standing on the concrete stair.
But beyond the flesh and bone,
It is me who stands alone.


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