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Angel or Devil?

December 21, 2022
By Anonymous

Angel or Devil? 

On Leonora Carrington’s painting, 1997  


A frail body lay flat on the dirt,

Signs of new life grow.

The decision between good or bad, 

Like a pro and con list the two decide. 

Millions of life decisions are critical to THIS decision. 


The two contemplate this person's actions.

As they contemplate, new life grows. 

A deep green plant, the sign of new life.


A dark powerful entity sits as the angel persuades him,

It’s dark bird like coat is prominent. 


A halo hovers above the angel, 

Holiness and purity. 


Once the decision is made, afterlife begins.

The circle of life spins like a merry go round, 

An endless spur of events,

Until the end.

The end where your afterlife is decided.

The decision is left to the two who represent life after death.


The author's comments:

This is an ekphrastic poem. 


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