amen

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upon opening my blinds this morning, i was struck dumb with a sight i never thought to behold. a man’s face was staring at me. twenty feet above the ground, a man was staring at me.
he was on a ladder. the ladder was outside my window. the man was climbing up. climbing up to repair the eaves.
i stared at the man. the man stared at me.
i blushed. he smiled.
i dropped the blinds. he fell to the ground.
the ambulance attendant asked him why he fell. he replied, in a reverant tone, “i saw an angel and was struck down. mortals aren’t meant to glimpse the beauty of heaven.”

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7 Thoughts on “amen”

  1. paige on June 27, 2001 at 11:45 said:

    i believe it.

  2. chaos on June 27, 2001 at 13:18 said:

    what a sweet thing for the guy to say! maybe you two are meant to be…i’m such a romantic

  3. andrea on June 27, 2001 at 13:22 said:

    What a wonderful story!

  4. kaydee on June 28, 2001 at 01:50 said:

    you got a crush on workmen with toolbelts! =)
    btw: i still got no toolbelt!!!

  5. heather on June 28, 2001 at 10:10 said:

    hey, right… when is your birthday, kaydee?

  6. kaydee on June 28, 2001 at 23:34 said:

    just passed away…. may 22!

  7. heather on June 29, 2001 at 10:09 said:

    damn… you should have told us!

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