Featured Image Above: A silly old black angel, flapping through another strange day on Earth.
This morning I sent this comment to Gigi’s post — her unbelievable story truly blew me away. Her words sparked something in me, and from that spark I shaped this composite poem. Here’s the original piece that set everything in motion: “A very silly short story…” by Rethinking Life. And Gigi’s reply afterwards said it all: “Ivor, that was wonderful. Can’t thank you enough.”
>> A very silly short story… | Rethinking Life
I’m a Silly Old Black Angel
Beauty is a thing everywhere,
but the definition changes constantly
according to place and species.
Maybe I’m supposed to bring peace to earth,
but no one can do that.
This place is all crazy,
and there’s no argument
against the truth — right!
Life on Earth is so unfair,
and I think I’m supposed to
do something about that too,
but I’ve no idea.
Everything seems so unjust.
I’ll think about it later
What if there is no later?
I suppose then, it won’t matter.
But does anything matter?
“No,” I thought.
And then all of my words,
just kind of flew away.
A quiet place to land, while the world keeps turning beneath my wings.
Ivor Steven © May 2026
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it’s only natural, that we all feel helpless, seeing the badness in the world, and we want to do something, and by standing firm to what we believe in, and continue to speak out, we are, already, making a little difference, and that’s all that, matters!
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Thank you, and I do what I can – every little bit helps
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🙂 Beautiful Ivor! Gigi’s storyies are cool aren’t they? X
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both of you are such wonderful creatives, so good at expressing our frustrations and joys both
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Thank you, Beth, Violet’s story was surreal, but so metaphorically believable, and she inspired me create an appropriate response …
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