When God takes away, he also gives. When fate deals a blow, it next delivers happiness. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. Life is rich because we never know what comes next.
In his dream
dressed in white
ready to lift him up
to heaven
singing a litany
of love
and hope.
She would forgive his sins,
like parish priests
on Saturday afternoon.
He would step confidently,
into the light outside,
renewed
and ready for a new life.
He knew that the harsh light of day
would remind him
of the little cruelties
that invaded his daydreams.
He hated the reality
of a world
that killed the innocent,
and rewarded the guilty.
She came in black;
but, still, he dreamed,
and somehow knew,
that she was looking for an angel too.