ᵍᵘᵃʳᵈᶦᵃᶰ ᵃᶰᵍᵉᶫ⋅

         ❛  you do  KNOW  what happens when anyone in heaven chooses a  favorite ,  don’t you ?  ❜

          CONTORTED EMPATHY  carved out on marble ,  ripples on milky flesh its only hint of disapproval ,  entwined fingers press to flat abdomen .   men crumble  &  bleed ,  bones crack ,  spine weakens ,  flesh can be torn ,  mangled   -   gabriel is no such thing  &  thus not  WORRIED for her own shell ,  still concern plagues ,  bruises  &  love wounds just deeply as any flesh wound .   ❛  of course ,  it’s what i do .  ❜  tenderness coos ,  strike of  lightening  on eerie heavens unravels a  shadow  of  arched wings  cast on dirt road .  ❛  ah .  yes ,  papa’s really not  too fond  of those  ---  too much bloodshed ,  pain ...  but i’d like to think i understand .  men often feel scared ,  trapped ... how could you not expect them to cling to safety ,  right ?   ❜

         LITHE FINGERS  outstretch ,  hesitant but far as her understanding stretches ,  it’s been labeled an act of  friendship ,  willingness to make peace  between His mortal children .  ❛  humans oftentimes refers to me as  gabriel ,  so i suppose that’ll do ,  ❜   words are silken sheets  &  kiss of summer breeze ,  chimes of midnight  &  stardust that lulls youth into deep slumber .  ❛  but i don’t mind if you prefer to call me something else .  ---  can i call you  SAM ?  ❜

but luci   c h i l d r e n

       HALLOW GROUND  ,   not claimed house of the lord by masses ,  but you’ve built it from  the ashes of deep sorrow  &  mangled hope ,  realm of knowledge where atmosphere of  happiness  &  serenity  is palpable ,  brings solace to countless souls in times of hardship ,  rare is a ray of sunlight in an ocean of darkness  &&  so it is deemed  holy .   ❛  — oh ,  i’ve been to a lot of churches  &  temples in my time but  ❜  waltz along hallways of history weathered in light ,  nourishment for the spirit .  ❛  this ... this is truly beautiful .  ❜

     OF GNAWING BEASTS  in loaded chest ,  feet do not waver ,  do not  tremble  upon sight of enmity ,  bare on  disease infested  soil ,  unafraid for no affliction shall befall he who in the lord relies  &   no doubt shall creep in the dead of night .   ❛  &  there are no words to soothe the anger that brews within ,  &  there is no medicine to cure the harm inflicted upon thy flesh ,  child .  ❜  you believe to be  FORGOTTEN  &  alone in the maw of starved beasts beasts ,  but with each chunk of  innocence teeth ripped a  feather  was plucked   &   she cried out for  mercy  too ,  as crimson flooded heaven .  ❛  &  your wrath is as  great  as the  FEAR  that is your due .  so tell me  who  is to blame .  ❜  &&  she knows words yet to be uttered ,  but they must be spoken aloud as the serpent’s poison must be  sucked  to relieve the body of its  toxins .