Angels and Demons…

where do they come from?

They’re here, you know…

all around us.

In blissful, peaceful moments

of birth and new beginnings

angels take wing.

Quietly they work miracles, when we allow them.

Thriving on belief and prayers,

they blossom and provide for us.

But, in times of despair

the angels weaken and grow faint.

And if we lose faith, they falter and fall.

When we become angry and cynical they die

a slow anguished death.

If we turn bitter and cruel, up from their ashes

like the Phoenix, come

the demons.

When we steal, lie and cheat others

we give power and strength to the demons

who grow more hideous and awful.

Murder, revenge, torture

produce the most vile, filthy Evil Ones.

And, when we are consumed by hate and fear

and see nothing but Darkness and misery

just when it seems there is no hope

That very thought -- hope – is all there is.

You see, a ray of hope creates a new

fragile Angel of Light