Subjective Substance - December 2003

	Online Journal of Poetry Volume 1 Issue 9 December 2003

To Fly, An Angel Must Unfurl Her Wings
by Rev. David Obregón

To fly, an angel must unfurl her wings
To brave winds knowing no Divinity,
To leap in faith against uncertainty,
To stretch her soul in Wisdom's weatherings.

To fly, an angel must first love her flight,
To feel her freedom float on fragile sail,
To know her time is now, to soar or fail,
To know her flight alone is God's bright light.

To fly, an angel must expose her breast
To arrows loosed in careless selfish aim —
To risk flight's end in shriek of shearing pain —
To face her fears in soaring Spirit's quest.

To fly, an angel must go forth alone
To navigate the dreaming night's pathways,
To tread the darkened clouds of heartbreak's haze,
To thrill in exploring what can be known.

Currently the administrator of www.interfaith.org, Rev. David Obregon has devoted himself to helping clergy persons and spiritually based organizations extend their ministries to the Internet. A professional graphic designer and Web developer, Rev. Obregon writes poetry in his spare time to discipliine his writing skills as well as to express deeply felt emotions creatively, using words to evoke images in the inner eye of the reader. If you're interested in reading more of his poetry, visit www.dobregon.com/poetry.asp.

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