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A Dream

While I was sleeping one night,
I had a dream.
It had a tale to tell.
I dreamt I saw an angel
and she was not at all well.

Her body was bruised and battered,
her wings were ripped and torn.
I saw that she could barely walk,
she was tired , her hope was worn.

So I went over and asked her
"Angel, how can this be?"
She tried to smile,
as she gathered her thoughts,
then these words she said to me,

"I am your Guardian Angel,
quite a task as you can see,
you've led a very wild life,
of this you must agree,
you've broken laws and broken hearts,
can't you see what you are doing to me?"

"These bruises are from shielding you,
though I do my best even still,
and the drugs you've used so dangerously,
I've often paid the bill,
My wings are ripped and torn,
a noble badge as you can see.
So many times they've shielded you
from the life you live so dangerously."

"Yes, each mark bares a story
of pains and dangers I've destroyed.
And you've often made me wish
that I was un-employed."

"If only you would embrace life
and do so on your own,
it would stop the pain and suffering
that come from me being done."

"So I will always
be here for you until my powers fail.
As for how long that will be,
you can see, I'm growing old and frail."

When I woke up
and thought about my dream
and how much she seemed to care,
I looked around my cell
and my heart ached in despair.

For some who live with-in these walls
I wondered why I even try.
Then somewhere in the distance,
I thought I heard an Old Angel cry!!!!

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7/11/00