I Challenged an Angel to Appear (original poem)

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What If

If he truly believed in angels
they would appear, I said in a dream
(of whom I spoke I can’t recall)

Then I remember disintegrating
into hot tears as I realized
that I also spoke of myself

And in that wild, greedy moment
I challenged an angel to appear
as I cowered in a darkened closet

Full of longing and terror, I endured
the suspense of that great What If
—relieved the angel did not answer.

© Yahia Lababidi


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I've gone through this poem thrice, trying to get out the meaning.. it's quite deep.

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Thank you, for your time and effort. And, what did you get out of the poem?

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