viii.          ethereal souls
" stairway to heaven "

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we're gonna be ok he says
as they watch the world burn
beneath their feet
crashing down with grace

we're going home he says
as they drive away
with bloody lips an bruised knuckles
with broken hearts the hunter wants to say
as he reaches for the lighter in his pocked

i got you he says
as his grip loosens on the hunters hand
as he fears this might be the last
the hunter feels his chaped, soft lips
on his heavily closed eyelids

i got you he says, his voice barely noticable
as he cries out his pain that night

he loses his reason of existence that night

there are legends, years later
about the mourning angel
who sits on the dirt and watches over them
with his wings beyond broken and his loss so deep it feels like he's human all again

there are legends, years later
that the lord heard his children's prayers
the seraph disappears from the graveyard

he enters one of the many gardens of heaven
with a man sitting under a tree,
his skin healthy, soul vibrant

the seraph's fingers shaking
he reaches for the man

the lord smiles
finally satisfied with two souls
finding the other half

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sequel to an upcoming one-shot
in toothpaste kisses

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