Idol

Breaking News! A well-known member of the community, Gabriel, has been involved in a fatality. Reports say that he died by his own hand.

Anecdotal 1

Your presence was a melody
That us mere mortals doted on
Soaring above the skies
Higher than we could hope to reach
Your face and blessed name
Held in the greatest glory
Yet you never gained an ego
Your pride, the size of a pea
And you continued to fly with those stainless white wings
Sacrificed doves upon your body

Anecdotal 2

It was as if the feathers gravitated toward him and shaped themselves into wings
The tip stuck out with prominence while the lower half tucked in
If you ever saw him flying
It was always his color that could be seen
Because among the dismal gray clouds, his pearly white gleamed

Gleaming in the sky, he was the image of hope 
Alone in this world with nowhere to go 
He ran to heaven’s gates and pled his sorrowful case 
To be blessed 
As he was 
Clean heart 
I seek 


Gabriel’s Truth

We are all mere mortals, beings born to live in pain. We search for an unobtainable joy and run ourselves ragged, trying to be the exception. But in the end, there is only …

Death is on my mind as I close my eyes and 
Dream of the doors I will be able to cross 
Without the weight of the world on my back

Some would say they are my better half
With the color of pearls
Awe followed me close
But their hopeful stares loitered

How does a heart as weak as my own 
Hold up their hopeful expectations
How do I soar to great heights
Knowing little, innocent eyes, watch me

Their votes of confidence have manifested into chains
Each day they rust 
Under the glaring light

Chains

They tugged at me
The scathing imprint on my back

Chains

Are what killed me

Now my wings lay in a velvet box
I watch them from the corner of my eyes as I lay on the other side,
Withering away

I was never fit to hold up God’s gift
I should have stayed on the land
Instead of running up to the skies

I cried
A thousand more tears by soaring