Oh Morning Star
Shed your light upon the darkness of humanity
As you plunge to the recesses of the Earth
* * *
Oh Light Bringer
Bring us the knowledge of Thy Father
Sneak to us that heavenly fruit
So we may be free of the confines of The Garden
* * *
Dear Fallen Angel
Test us, tempt us, for that is Thy Father’s will
His reason for unleashing you upon the Earth
Not to ruin—but to strengthen
Through trials and triumphs
For you are the great
The First Born
The Adversary
* * *
Author’s Note: I know that I’m not winning any points with my Christian readers for this poem, but I was so struck by the image of this statue that I had to write it. The statue is Fuente del Ángel Caído, or Fountain of the Fallen Angel, in Madrid, Spain. It was itself inspired by John Milton’s Paradise Lost. You can learn more about it on Wikipedia.
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Stephanie Hoogstad
With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.
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