I’m no angel
But I have two angels–
One to protect me from others
And one to protect me from myself
So, I was never alone
Still, I was always afraid to be alone
And preventively fashioned myself a loner
Bent on controlling others
Out of fear that I can’t control myself
Watching me drown in six inches of water
My angels could have dragged me to dry land–
Instead, they just told me to breathe
And now I’m a fish out of water
Learning to trust
That I’m a flying fish
Soaring up and down right up until
I return to the water of life
Making death the breath of life