Unslumbering Bear

 by James Finnegan

what exactly is the angel’s angle
and what kind of angel is there
someone once said things are quite quiet
two become one and one becomes two
where cleave is stuck then becomes unstuck
as if history breaks us and un–breaks us
Green Gable and Great Gable
the difference — one is green the other higher
one bright from a distance — the other dark
an all–out invasion of a city
warns its residents to flee
an ineffable all out
metal and flesh and soul and blood
where can I run to
who can I turn to
it is no longer quite quiet
there is no angel’s angle
or if there’s an angel it has fallen far
as far as an unslumbering bear