On a rubble and blackened wall
A little silhouette moans
Once living and running
Chasing kites and dreams
Till wrath from the sky befalls
Fighter planes, not shooting stars
Harbinger of doom
Angel down on crimson dirt
Mortar bombs dug her grave
© 2016 Maria. All Rights Reserved.
Graffiti by Banksy via Art and Political Warfare
Written for November Notes hosted by two lovely and awesome writers, my dearie Rosema of A Reading Writer and Sarah of Heartstring Eulogies. Come, join the musical fun!
Music Prompt for Day 9: Cupid Carries a Gun by Marilyn Manson. Today’s prompt is quite tricky since I don’t normally listen to this particular kind of music. Got nothing in mind but the seemingly endless airstrike in the Middle East. Sigh. Also, the title’s inspired by Lady Gaga’s single, Angel Down. I hope everyone is doing well. Fire love instead of bullet. 🙏🏼💝✌🏿️
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November 9, 2016 at 3:21 pm
oh. oh wooow. this.. this pierces the hard. a beautiful poem about a sad reality. 😦
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November 9, 2016 at 3:24 pm
Oh dear 😦 This is just so sad. Innocent lives reduced to ashes 😦
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November 9, 2016 at 4:34 pm
Harrowing Maria and so topical with what is going on in today’s world. The poem brings the illustration to life. Banksy would be proud 🙂
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November 9, 2016 at 4:40 pm
Amazing poem, very powerful.
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November 9, 2016 at 5:56 pm
Unfortunately, this is our reality and the photo says a lot. Wonderfully written, Maria.
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November 10, 2016 at 4:07 am
This paints a reality that strikes the heart and saddens humanity. Powerfully written poem Maria.
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November 10, 2016 at 11:55 am
WoW!……..powerful and affecting…….loved it! 🙂 🙂
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November 10, 2016 at 1:02 pm
Wonderful piece Maria. I know this Marilyn Manson song was hard. I wrote a poem off that Lady Gaga song too. for a different prompt. I love it. It’s sad but inspiring.
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November 10, 2016 at 5:14 pm
Oh gosh, this is SO Fierce–heartbreaking sadness and loss!!
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November 10, 2016 at 11:05 pm
those last two lines are hauntingly beautiful and at the same time, terrifyingly tragic. Bravo!
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