Grim Avenging Angel

Grim Avenging Angel
© Surazeus
2024 02 09

Grim avenging angel, assigned by Death 
to kill the killers of innocent folk, 
strolls among shopping crowds on city streets, 
past children who play chase in city park 
and lovers who laugh by the fountain pool, 
to find the evil man who cheats and lies. 

The shadow of his vengeance passes by 
quaint homes where families share evening meals 
to find the businessman who goes to church 
counting money he scams from trusting fools 
when he tricks them into investing cash, 
and zaps his heart with anguish of his crime. 

The demon wings of his justice expand 
to hover over sprawling city maze 
where people thrive in game of give and take 
to find the pastor of the megachurch 
who sells salvation to buy the jetplane, 
and strangles him with horror of his greed. 

The laser beams of his perceptive gaze 
pierce perfect patriotic mask of smiles 
the politician wears when he describes 
his program to cut taxes for all workers 
while plotting to enslave the poor for profit, 
and causes him to drown in sea of tears. 

Though people try to hide their selfish greed 
behind shining mask of civility, 
grim avenging angel with gentle eyes 
exposes their evil deeds to the world 
so everyone can see crimes they commit 
when they stand before throne of moral truth. 

When dictators of sprawling nation-states 
crown themselves as strong presidents for life, 
grim avenging angel with sword of faith 
flies through thick darkness of the howling storm, 
fueled by justice in hearts of common men, 
to strike them down from pinnacle of power. 

Though they seem to tower over our lands 
as enormous monsters of fascist greed 
with rigid authority of state power, 
they always shatter from excessive pride 
and fall from throne to land crippled in Hell 
where they lie broken in forgotten grave. 

Grim avenging angel, assigned by Death 
to destroy oppressors who exploit men, 
drives courage of resistance in our hearts, 
so, united with moral fortitude, 
we enforce justice of transglobal law 
when we live as we will if we harm none.