Friday, September 02, 2016

Quest-ion


 The problem is, knowing where to look.
 You see,
 you’ll find no angels in the heavens,
 or saints adorning lofty pillars,
 no glowing robes, haloes, celestial dust
 fiery chariots for that matter.
 Because,
 saints stay mostly in the gutter,
 smell of vomit, piddle and stale tobacco,
 with black nails chipped, bitten
 beneath jaundiced nicotine.
 So, 
 the harder you look
 it becomes more impossible
 without the signs.
 You’ll never spot a saint or an angel,
 they do not wish to be found, but
 they will find you.


© Graham Sherwood 09/2016

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