Being an earthbound angel br her wings curled up br enclosing hercloaking her br parted letting him in br watching herself from afar br each time desiringregretting the parting br lost in sensuous pleasures br feeding baser appetites br in the garden of earthly delights br in search of an unbounded love br seeking an Adonis br a satyra faun br who satisfies her desires br unable to see beyond the masks br willingly seduced br after a few drinks br the short lived affair br lasting a night or a weekend br left feeling confused br only to begin her search again - br br From out of her eyes I see br a light shimmering br round about her body br shimmers br as she dips her wings in mud br the light fades br the burden too great br she goes on to fulfill her fate br trapped in an unending cycle br believing she can expect no more br of life than this br shapes her life to come br of an unending line of lovers br in the end all the same br all interchangeable - br br Awakened from my apathetic cynical slumber br her angelic singing soothes br me for a moment gives me hope br as her wings unfold br I desire to be enfolded br by the golden haired angel br her eyes innocent & forgiving br her face full of light br to be enfolded in her wings br of shimmering pure light br to soar above this city br bathed in her cool bluesy voice br before she becomes earthbound again -br br gordon coombesbr br