Today I met an angel,
And the angel took my hand.
Today I met an angel,
And the angel helped me stand.
Today I met an angel,
She looked like you or me.
Today I met an angel,
And the angel talked to me.
She said that there was a reason
I'd suffered all my pain
She told me that the tears I shed
Had not been in vain.
She told me that my sorrows
Had shown me, through my tears,
That people are really all the same,
With all the same hopes and fears.
She told me I'd been chosen,
Because I would survive,
And in living through my horrors,
My heart would grow and thrive.
Because if I hadn't lived this life,
Hadn't seen what I've seen,
I wouldn't be the person I am,
She didn't know who I would be.
But having been where I've been,
And having lived what I've lived,
Has given me compassion,
And the capacity to give.
She told me that my heart is strong,
My soul is pure and clean,
And that living my life will help me help others
Who are where I have been.
Remember there are angels
That they are everywhere.
Remember there are angels,
And they will help you, if you care.
Remember that everyone one of us
Is an angel deep inside,
Remember that an angel
Is always by your side.
-Tracy A. Dafoe
May 25, 1998
Copyright © 1998 Tracy Dafoe
All rights reserved
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