Chosen by God
the names of the souls to fall
written on the leaves of heaven’s tree
in the hand of the Prophet
in a divine calligraphy
in a dead language
Azrael recites Covid’s names
from the leaves fallen from heaven’s tree
into the ears of the angels of death
to spread upon a tangle of birds’ wings
the beautiful geometry of
a virus that preys by design
soaring upon the four winds
infection and death
encircle the globe
as numerous as the stars shining above
souls severed from bodies departed fall
returned to the cold soil of their creation
our fallen angels
our loved ones
our past
our present
our future
sacrificed in the name of science.
Painting: Alone In The Bright Lights Of A Shattered Life
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