Neighbors

I have seen angels on earth.

They reside in human bodies

with spirits which provided hope,

kindness, the ability to move forward

when the world knocked me down.

If I watched or listened to the

endless noise around me,

I would think evil had dominion.

Yet, I have experienced immobilizing

fear and angels appeared offering

hands of comfort, lifting me up

finding wonder filled with awe,

wisdom draped in glory,

diminishing shadows of doubt.

Fear is an illness.

Angels carry remedies.

It is made from the kindness of man,

the fountain of youth, sought and found.

John Doriot is an award-winning poet and author. He has won 6 Georgia Independent Author of the Year Awards from 2022-2024, of which two of those books were for collections of poetry. He has contributed short stories and poetry to Down in the Dirt, Dark Horses and WestWard Quarterly magazines.