Dark Angels

An angel watched over me,
He kept me safe from harm,
He loved me as I loved him,
My angel, my savior,
Sweetest love I’ve ever known,
Turned from me in the end.

My heart was turned to ashes,
My trust betrayed, undone,
Nothing remained of myself.
The pain was ongoing,
Never fading memory,
To keep me to myself.

I am left to my today’s,
Left to wonder what will be,
Left to trust when I can.
With a past to put aside,
And a heart to protect,
I wander aimlessly on.

Hope has hidden from me,
Joy has fled from fatal fears,
But pain stays to hold me close,
My only companion left,
For light has forgotten me,
Only darkness can I find.

I walk through the day shadowed,
Silent with no companion,
Remembering my dark angel,
Wishing his image away,
Knowing it will never fade,
Simply existing to be.

Love is such a fickle friend,
Turning everything to gold,
Turning even your heart cold.
Giving you  the light to live,
Then taking everything again,
To leave you as I now am.

Shed a tear but never more,
If you find an angel dark,
Leave him for the morning lark.
Dangerous these angels are,
But when you find white wings,
These dark angels fade away.

Dark angels, we all know their pain,
And though with us they do remain,
We may find their place so small,
When true angels come to call.