My Guardian Angel

I never believed in divinity Until I saw you... And was brought nose to nose with Heaven Staring back at me through your luminous eyes I was never religious... But the night I found you I fell on my knees And sent up a grateful prayer To whatever deified ears would listen I couldn’t believe I had been chosen for this miracle To receive my very own angel I couldn’t believe you were real I fretted and worried all that night Tossing and turning in my strangling bedclothes Hoping you weren’t some phantom of my imagination Like those Jesus faces in the clouds Or the shroud of Turin I begged the gods to let you be real And sure enough the next time I saw you Your graceful hands caressed my cheek, A shiver rippled through my bones... Ghosts don’t have warm flesh Ghosts don’t have thick black hair that tickles the nose You were solid, warm, You were real... You were my guardian angel with translucent wings Now I do believe in miracles