I have always thought that angels wore halos and wings of white
But now I find they wear hard hats 
and black coats with yellow stripes
 And angels, in my mind, 
wore long flowing gowns of white
But now I see dark pants and shirts 
and badges shining bright
And angels always floated 
with bare feet above the ground
Not true! For they wear steel toed boots and go where death is found
Not all angels have smooth hands 
that look like porcelain
Some angels have torn gloves 
and cuts and burns upon their skin
And while I thought all angels glowed from heavens light

I see an angel cutting steel 
his torch is shining bright 
And while these earthly angels 
passed buckets of debris 
The angels up in heaven 
looked down on bended knee 
So while the smoke continued 
to rise into the sky 
I watched the rescue workers weep 
I've seen the angels cry

© BONNIE MCDANIEL

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