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Last night I had a dream.
It had a tale to tell.
I dreamed I saw an Angel;
Poor thing, he wasn't feeling well.
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His body bruised and battered
His wings were ripped and torn
This Angel could hardly walk,
He looked to tired and worn.
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I walked right up to him to ask;
Angel? How can this be?
He turned around and paused a (bit),
Then he spoke these words to me:
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"I'm Your Guardian Angel,
A great task as you can see.
You've run amok most all your life:
Look what it's done to me.
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These bruises are from shielding You
In times both dire and ill.
Those alcoholic bouts and drugs you've used
I've often paid the bill.
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You see my wings are ripped and torn;
How often they have flown you
From evils unaware.
Each mark is it's own story
of deadly wounds destroyed.
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You made me wish~more than once~
That I was unemployed.
If only you could make it
Standing on your own;
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Oh, don't you fret or worry
but please try to remember
I'm getting old and frail.
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I could not believe all I had heard,
Let alone how much he cared.
I wept upon his shoulder,
Then left him in despair.
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The next day I sat and pondered:
Should I really try?
And in the distance I thought I heard;
A Frail Old Angel Cry.
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~Author; Unknown
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