i wish that
i could fly
away, away
from this place
from all the hopes and dreams
that circle this world.

i find pain
in those words
as the angel lifts me
from me darkened
perch. she lifts me
into the light
from my pain

from the darkened world
i breath in the light
realizing i was
holding a breath in
for thousands of years

i held my breath
for a long, long time  
now a light engulfs me,
turns me into something new

the dark perch far behind,
i freeze
this isn't me
i am living a life of lies
all these thousands

i grab the wing
on my shoulder
i take the feather
and drape it on my wrist
the red covers my arm

i look and see myself
once again, for the last time
my face pale, eye wide

*good bye