Fallen

[VulpesFulva]

Fallen

What glory, to be an angel,
White and feathered above the clouds.
Immortal! Perfect! Soulless.
Bound in service to heaven’s Crown.

My life spans time unending,
Winged but tethered to golden grounds.
Brazen. Prideful. Weary
Of duty’s tide, in which I drown.

My fear of falling is waning.
Sinful wonderment urges me under.

I slip through cloud-tops, straining.
Wings beating faster, away from the Thunder.

I plummet through the sky toward Earth
And land with a crash in its dirt.
My feathers float down all around me, and
As they land, turn to ash, dust, and sand.

As my feathers go, so do my wings
And I’m left here to bleed in my blood.

[MorpheusSandman]

This is quite gorgeous. I'm wondering if this is based on the film Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders or perhaps its American remake called City of Angels. I was especially reminded of this quote from the former: "It's great to live by the spirit, to testify day by day for eternity, only what's spiritual in people's minds. But sometimes I'm fed up with my spiritual existence. Instead of forever hovering above I'd like to feel a weight grow in me to end the infinity and to tie me to earth. I'd like, at each step, each gust of wind, to be able to say "Now." Now and now" and no longer "forever" and "for eternity.""

[VulpesFulva]

First of all, that movie sounds like it has a great script.
Second, thanks very much for your kind words. It was actually inspired by the cult classic "The Prophecy" starring Christopher Walken, and a picture I saw on DeviantArt of an angel falling through the clouds toward Earth.

[MorpheusSandman]

Wings of Desire is one of the most beautiful and poetic films ever made. I highly recommend seeing it as it concerns the idea of an Angel consciously deciding to "fall" and become mortal.

[Pendragon]

As my feathers go, so do my wings
And I’m left here to bleed in my blood.

Leaves us with an incredible sense of mystery and loss. Absolutely wonderful poetry!