Earth Angels, by Betsy Mars

Blind Leading the Blind, by Pieter Bruegel (Netherlands). 1568.

 
Earth Angels

Stumbling along life's path
inexorably linked by hand 
and shoulder, history, holding
the end of the stick 
of the one who precedes us.
Hollow eyes or closed lids
upturned to an invisible heaven,
oblivious to their surroundings –
until the man in the lead
tumbles over the fallen man,
downed by the music 
embedded in the rock,
arms flung out in ecstasy, 
making an angel in the dirt.

Betsy Mars

​Betsy Mars is a poet, educator, and avid mother, art lover of all genres, animal afficionado, and traveler. Her writing has recently appeared in The Rise Up Review, Anti-Heroin Chic, Writing In A Woman's Voice, and others. She is compiling a semi-random collection of poetry and photos which can be found at https://www.facebook.com/marsbitsandpieces/

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