THE RED-WINGED ANGEL

The red-winged angel sat with me
In my time of mourning
We skipped rocks across the sea
And watched the summer lightning

I imagined she'd be different
But she was just like me
Waiting for the sun to rise
On the far side of the sea

I watched her call the lightning in
She studied my confusion
She apologized profusely
For the state the world was in

I told her not to worry
That things just fall apart
That the world is filled with fire
And fire burns the heart

She walks upon the lonely earth
To learn the ways of man
She finds herself in hotel bars
Trying to explain

She wants to take earth's sorrows
And keep them out of reach
She ends up getting drunk at night
And walking on the beach

She finds the other lonely hearts
And sits down by their sides
Skipping rocks across the sea
Waiting on the sun to rise.