Her halo is brightest in the dark Something about the way the gold Just reflects the lingering rays Of a turned off light bulb
She can see into your soul And know if your worth saving Before you see it in yourself To find a better way
She doesn't help people who already have help She doesn't contribute to lost causes She goes where the support groups wont Finds the people who don't know they need help
In a room full of bullet holes This angel keeps out the rain In an arm full of track marks This saint lets out the pain
She doesn't ask for permission Doesn't look for those looking for help Says if they're looking They'll find it within themselves
Somewhere deep inside of her God saw fit to come back to Earth Shes a messiah without a gospel A prophet without an agenda
She's not running for office She's running from cops She's not asking for donations She's begging for change
This angel of mercy Only survives because of it This harbinger of love Lives without it
The invisible hand slapped her in the face And she kissed the blisters it gave him God asked her to build an ark She said, “No, I can't afford it, but I'll fill it if it's there”
Under the star light her halo glows bright under the Burnside bridge Her voice is the silence between discharging of shells Her lullaby's to the villagers sounds like opening empty wallets Her tears fall like shooting stars letting you make a wish every time she feels your pain
A collection of poems by me is available on Amazon Where She Left Me - Michael DeVoe http://goo.gl/5x3Tae