i stole from an angel
her wisdom and her pride
she cried and she cried
i took from the angel
her sense and her fight
she cried and she cried
once more i saw the angel
this time she was hollow
she cried and she cried
but no avail, no mercy
i spied and i spied
i pounced with might
and took the last bit of her light
Please give a detailed explanation about the meaning and main idea of this poem.
This is a poem about the struggle to adapt to a new part of one's self, how one may feel attacked by themselves, by the divine, and how one has to be assertive and eradicate this threat to their existence, not through expelling this new part of themselves, but by dissolving it into their character.
Please explain your writing and thought process regarding this poem.
Sometimes, we take effect from others without asking for it; in other words, new parts are sometimes added to our characters without our consent. Though it's unfair, we must still learn how to cope in such cases, which I've found aren't as unique as one may think. I wrote this poem as a way to cope with something that was non-consensually added to my character.
Why did you choose to write this poem?
I wrote this poem in the midst of a personal existential questioning wherein I deeply felt the need to express myself. Unfortunate circumstances meant that poetry was my only choice.