The Angel

the strangest thing was
Wben I awoke
 from my drunken stupor.
The drunk tank was empty.
Except for me..
The foul smelling 
mix of urine and defecation
Still  filled my nostrils.
The wrenching of my stomach,
Told me I had  survived another binge..
The half light of a moonbeam 
Peeped in through the window bars 
of my familiar cell.
Thats when I saw her.
She stood over me so white
Glowing Translucent lightness.
 kindness glowing in  her face

and in her eyes.
Oh her eyes

so pure and beautiful. 
She knelt beside me 
Folded her wings of gossamer
About me. 
she had tears in her eyes.
Are you nt tired of this?
she said
Do you not want to enjoy the 
beautiful world he made for you.

Do you want your children back?

She prayed for me.
For me a worthless drunk.
Her tears fell onto my head
Like a baptism
I feel reborn.
She knelt in the human 
waste in the filthy cell
And prayed for me.
Then she melted into light.
That was the day 
I stopped drinking.