clay angels

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Clay angels
It has been told many times
That we are the clay creations of God
But a perfect and pristine angel
I am not

My wings are misshapen
My hands are broken
My halo is missing
And my head is chipped

Though what is this but the signs of age?
The well-loved, well cared for antique
which stays on a windowsill collecting dust

it is only the untouched, the unemotional, the u experienced
who stay unscathed in the end
it is those who stand in a museum, behind glass
detached from the world are those who are pristine

N.F.McGee
29/8/2019


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