i heard the angels have flown somewhere new, on wings made from our cries plus morning dew. and god softly spoke a word or two, about those star-crossed lovers
just echoing a part of the poem i wrote last night. it’s really one of my favourite things i’ve ever written. this particular excerpt i just wanted to touch on because what it means is that you know, it’s hard to explain but i was thinking about it as romeo and juliet and the magic between them. and how their love is like a gift that god would talk about. and these angels fly the breadth of this earth, to new and vast places but they always carry their love with them. and the morning dew is a metaphor for their pain. but that sadness becomes weightless in a way because they know they’ll always have each other. it’s glorious and beautiful and i tried to wrap that around the darkness that they will inevitably feel given the circumstance of their situation and being apart however, the most important element is that they are eternally connected.
i was also thinking about what if i wrote this poem in the sand at the beach, and imagined the ocean washing my words away but only to sail them towards my true love. and the sun would watch and guide it along and then rise with a smile. and the sun always smiles. does that make sense? i don’t know but upon reading it i know it seems vague but it’s meant to represent their wholeness and the deep intensity of how they love and protect one another. i just really loved that perspective and it’s honestly a piece of writing i am most proud of.
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