Waiting For the Angel

In this pool of blood I lie
Awaiting the Angel of Death to come nigh
So many tears of crimson I've cried
But there were too many shed on this night
I did not want to cut deep inside
But what's done is done and now I try
To stay awake and glimpse death coming by
Before life drains and I greet the other side
What will be waiting? I wonder as I die
I had heard tales of palaces in the sky
Of angels and Gods and all else you would find
In the imaginative corner of someone's mind
But I don't think that is what I will find
Laying here dying I notice that my
Mind races with thoughts of my ended life
Of all the things I never tried
And all the times I cried and cried
Of all the moments I wished I would die
Now all I want is a little more time
But I can feel the slipping of mine
Reminding me that the end is nigh
I wonder if the Angel of Death will fly
To take me to death where I will now reside
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Duncan Avatar
August 18, 2013 at 10:19 PM
Awesome,,, I wrote one called the Grim Reaper. I like yours very much ;}
Chircop Avatar
July 12, 2013 at 3:42 PM
Im sure when the time comes the angel of sleeping beauty will take you to life after life to reside..but for now We keep living the moment.I felt pain through your verse..Hope that through writing and friends here you ll find comfort
Heckman Avatar
July 8, 2013 at 10:33 AM
very painful and very well written
Candy Avatar
July 7, 2013 at 12:35 AM
I can relate with this kind of pain..I love dark poetries...thank you for sharing this, April... ^__^
Anglesey Avatar
July 6, 2013 at 9:50 PM
April, out of the darkness comes light... fantastic expression of deep dark haunting emotion :)
Koven Avatar
July 6, 2013 at 4:21 PM
Whew. Either you experienced this or you have a great imagination. Life often hangs on a tightrope. More often than not we slip to one side or the other. Experience teaches we can walk it without falling off. Allan
May Avatar
July 6, 2013 at 3:27 PM
very deep write April....nicely penned
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