Once when the sky
\nburst open and down
\ncame creatures, twisting,
\nscreaming, wings outstretched,
\nfalling, falling,<\/p>\n
a poet looked
\nup. He tried to turn
\naway, but could not.
\nFalling, writhing, down,
\nout of his sight.<\/p>\n
He felt the need
\nto tell a tale of
\nwhat he had just seen:
\nthe creatures, the screams,
\nthe fall, the fall.<\/p>\n
The creatures were
\nangels — he became
\nconvinced of this fact —
\nfalling from heaven,
\nexiles. Exiled.<\/p>\n
They were rebels.
\nHate-filled, overweening,
\nambitious. God had
\nexiled them, forced them
\nout of heaven.<\/p>\n
He turned away,
\nwent inside to write.
\nOutside, flawless sky
\nand fertile warm earth,
\nperfect and still.<\/p>\n
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