Art and Craft 2018: 9

Sleeper Lost in Dreams

There is only one angel. Her wings
are Swiss Army tools matched

to prayers answered single-file:
can opener for thanksgiving,

tweezers for redemption. About
forgiveness, long ago she unfolded

the scaler, shedding prisms, dressed
clean for service. Now, in her mercy,

the longest whet knife, guts torn
away before the body stops

its thrashing.

after "Sleeper Lost in Dreams," James C. Christensen