Angel of Mine
Angel of Mine
I knew I’d soon go places
my life had never known
a land of battles, snags and snares
things I would not condone
I knew that I would soon become
her biggest enemy
I couldn't let that stop me now
‘cause life was calling me
calling from a distance
a place we’d all once been
but none of us have memories
of times before we sinned
I’d always been very well protected
with bubble over head
but with no bubble o’er me now
these visits I would dread
for she dabbled in a world
so treacherous and seedy
that losing some or all of me
held great possibility
I was honest and up front
for I knew I had to be
for as much as I had checked her out
she too was checking me
we were guided by her heart
and I followed my own
an unlikely pair to be paired up
prior to this unknown
polar opposites at best
and opposites attract
the journey was destined to be long and hard
but we were now attached
mine was an awful foolhardy addiction
I was lost to even myself
she was the carrier of my drug
I’d put caution on the shelf
I felt that I was losing
my fears were for us all
but God’s grace was upon me
and He wouldn't let me fall
days and weeks and months went by
and when late June rolled ‘round
I gathered up my frazzled nerves
and dressed in that green gown
the doctor walked into the room
and things took off real fast
when he handed that angel over to me
I said “thank God, at last”
her APGAR score was perfect
no problems there to bare
I’d be taking my angel home real soon
oh yes, this life IS fair
by Rochelle Harris
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