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New Life, Inspiration From A Gifted Revelation

Methought I heard a fallen angel call
Forth from a forest of beautiful falls
With lakes and rivers and sweet mountain view
Through the thick undergrowth I waded through
Under blue sky and bright sun beaming down
I heard, lost my wings and my golden crown
Crying out, help I can no longer fly
Please kind sir, save me now before I die.

Therein a booming loud echo came back
One that quickly stopped me in my tracks
Do you hear my angel in dire distress
Just ahead, in that catastrophic mess
In your evil world, on your heartless earth
Dare you show your true mettle, your true worth
Or will you do as others have oft done
Race away to look for your worthless gun?

I replied not I, a gun I need not
What good would be a gun, a useless shot
Soon I found an angel bound in chains
Crying and moaning from deep piercing pains
That come from a heart slashed very deep
From loss of crown and wings it could not keep
Next to the sad angel was a large rock
There were words reading, " your chains have no lock".

Then I saw a bloody sword on the ground
As the angel made earth shattering sounds
Truly baffled, I looked for more clues
Asked I, angel did this mess you choose
I got only icy stare and silence
As my heart went out seeing this violence
How angel was cut up and put in chains
Asked I, angel can this you explain?

Angel then spoke, pray tell, where do I start
Do you not know, I am your blinded heart
Manifestation of your soul within
A shadow of darkness found in most men
You have walked through life too deeply blind
With your selfish love on your dark-set mind
I am chained as is your straying heart
I exist here now lost, all torn apart.

Thus your task is to your own life renew
To free me a complete change you must do
Have you that within you, are you that brave
Will you reform and this angel then save
At this great shock, I went down to my knees
Looking up far beyond cover of trees
I prayed and did so with fearsome might
That this heart and soul could regain true sight.

Those words uttered, were as sprouting seeds
Then came wisdom and light to fill our needs
As the light flashed, wings the angel grew
Flying back came the gold crown justly due
Chains melted off and we were both set free
As heart, soul, and mind could suddenly see
Angel said, now to heaven I return
Because you choose to your former life spurn.

Through the window dawn's soft light drifted in
Eyes opened, was it just a dream then
As I rose, a voice from the outside said
Do not dare, let those lies into your head
I was there and chained but am now free
You were there blinded but now you can see
Today, walk to that place - read that large rock
Dear friend, that is if you can stand the shock.

Robert J. Lindley, June 7th 1990
Narrative- edited august 22nd 2004,
Feb 3rd 2007 and 11-15-2021

Note:
Sometimes , one has to wait to find the right ending
to certain poem fragments.
Especially so with heartfelt narrative poetry…..


Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2021

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Note:
Recently some things caused me to remember and then search for and find this very old poem fragment to edited again and finally complete.
I hope you the reader may enjoy it, because some of the journey that brought this now finished piece to life has been real. God bless..