The desperate angels beckon,
Forlorn in rusty desire, 
Kneading need patiently,
Strong-handed,
Angels of dusty sorrow
In a ditch of half-remembered days,
Hands fluttering as bats stutter
In the evening;
The desperate angels beckon
In chastened attire
(Though black as the heart of the matter);
My hastened tomb bears witness
Of my last breath;
The burnt embers reside in the shadows
Of the room;
The windswept angels of the moor
Bind my fleshmade shroud;
Horses glisten in the blackened rain;
Steam rises, blending with the mist.

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