The Angel Wore Shoes Poem by elysabeth faslund

The Angel wore shoes.
Questionable clubs of
Fast foxtrots...salsa.
Was never said...nail polish?
Sequined, tango gown?
Pixie-cut hair? 'Freeze' spray?
Long, sharp, manicured talons...
Nails. Hold...available.

And, 'human', style-walked
Sidewalks. Second sights,
Whistles!
Purposeful stride. Opening,
Closing doors.
Shopped sales. Canceled church.
Televangelists' 'demon'.
Glory Amen!
The Angel wore shoes.

People, peers' people, steeple-
Climbing rungs-Jacob's Ladder.
Why fear- rat nibbling minds..
Head high in sunlight downslide.
Deadfall.
Why listen in invisibilities?
Screams commonplace. Mundane.
Rungs break. Broken. Tokens,
Mementos...top of
Jacob's Ladder.

The Angel wore dancing shoes.