He got right down in the dark between heartbeats, and rested there. And then he saw that another one wasn't going to come. That's it. That's the last. He looked at the dark. I would like to take this opportunity, he said, to pray for another human being.
In "Angels," Denis Johnson explores deep themes of existence and the human condition. Through the character's experience, we witness a moment of profound stillness as he finds himself suspended in the absence of time, represented by the space between heartbeats. This poignant scene signifies a realization of finality, where he confronts the darkness that surrounds him, symbolizing the end of a journey or life.
In this solemn moment, he expresses a...
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