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May 31, 2010
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Angelic silence
It was half past 3 am on Sunday night
down on Hawthrone st
I was keeping to the light
just workin’ the old beat
Not lookin’ for a fight
only a fix for the long night
He came for me, all what was left
I am not one who prays
maybe it started as theft
but it didn’t end that way
I remember that I wept
in the few moments that I’ve kept
They found me all alone in the alley
lost and afraid of shadows
understood I had no family
held me as I shed my sorrows
What I lost I could never tally
but around me they all did rally
Who would do such a strange thing
who’d open themselves to me
people are not usually so caring
something very rare to see
Who are these rare beings
they must be saints all seeing
But as I turn to ask my question
I find no one there to ask
just a quite silent tension
I guess they finished their task
Fading away without mention
an undercover angel convention
I may have been beaten and raped
but I know now I am not alone
tied in emotional red tape
I don’t even have a home
But it is a never too late
knowing now what’s at stake
They could not save me the real pain
but comforted me as they could
that horrible night in the rain
sheltered me with good
So that is what now remains
their love was not in vain
I checked into rehab the next day
started to make a new life
stopped being easy prey
reflecting haunted strife
I try not to stand in my own way
I heal a little more each hard day
— DawningDaytripper, May 31, 2010
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Critiques
hobo
16 years ago
Wow
DawningDaytripper
16 years ago
Dark yes, I am not sure I
Geezer
16 years ago
A kindness remembered...
DawningDaytripper
16 years ago
Yes, you got the idea
Fred1932
16 years ago
Told ya I’d fine my way.
DawningDaytripper
16 years ago
How kind Fred, and yes you
Rett
16 years ago
Julie, I like it, it has promise
DawningDaytripper
16 years ago
What would I do without you