The Last Angel

He said to me: 
“Do not fear, 
there is no end,
only different ways 
of being loved.”
Then 
he took off his wings
and placed them 
upon my shoulders.

So I understood:
salvation
does not come 
from above,
but 
from the one 
who stays
to weep 
in your place.
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