• A point to the sky
    Was all it took
    For me
    And a handful of others
    To take a look
    At that moment
    Standing in the busy square
    She grabbed our attention
    This nameless figure
    As she jumped
    From the tallest
    Grayest building
    Now it might have been a trick of the sun
    But it sure fooled me
    With her arms out
    And the sun over head
    It looked for moment
    Like she had wings
    And as this angel came towards us
    Falling ever faster
    Questions filled my head
    Questions
    For which I'll never get an answer
    Questions
    I wanted to ask her
    What was it like?
    For a moment flying?
    And when you started to drop
    What were you thinking?
    She looked so graceful
    So free
    Liberated and given wings
    Free to choose her future
    Her death
    It seemed like eternity
    As she fell
    Then time caught up with her
    With us speechless bystanders
    In the blink of an eye
    She was crumpled at our feet
    Eyes peacefully closed
    Mouth set in a pristine smile
    If her body was at a different angle
    It would have seemed like she was sleeping
    I almost envied her
    In her state of bliss
    But then
    As a crimson veil flowed out around her
    Someone screamed
    I didn't know her
    Didn't know why
    Why she gave up
    Or gave in
    Why she lost
    Or did she win?
    I stood shocked
    Starring at her broken body
    Starred at this nameless
    Fallen angel
    The wings were gone
    And I cried
    For a stranger
    Who had lost her wings
    And because no one else cried
    For this defeated girl
    Who had no name