Tattoo Angel

Tattoo Angel

Drowning in his loneliness
he tried most every angle.
Finally he prayed to God
and asked Him send an angel.

“Someone to be faithful
who will not break my heart.
Someone that will stand by me
when life falls all apart.”

Then came a knock on his hearts door
he saw Gods angel standing there.
She had a scar across her cheek
and tattoos everywhere.

Her clothes were torn and dirty
from a life lived on the street.
You never know what you might see
where hell and angels meet.

He told her his story
and about the prayer he prayed.
She listened as he spoke to her
then she didn't leave, she stayed.

That was twenty years ago
and they've been through a lot.
Never once has he complained
about the angel that he got.

No matter where it is they go
you see their love light there.
The man who loved the angel
with the tattoos everywhere.

Edwin C Hofert
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Runyan Avatar
March 29, 2015 at 10:04 PM
Beautiful. Of course. You are definitely one of my favorite poets for sure.
Runyan Avatar
March 29, 2015 at 11:15 PM
Thank you. That is awesome!
Hofert Avatar
March 29, 2015 at 11:12 PM
Thank you Janet :) I could not be more proud than I am right now just knowing you feel that way. Only problem now is how to wipe this stupid grin off my face lol. Thank you again and God bless. Ed.
Rylaarsdam Avatar
March 26, 2015 at 7:31 PM
I appreciate your poem. Beauty is never about how we decorate ourselves on the outside, whether with a tattoo or with the clothes we wear. Beauty comes from the love inside. Thanks for the great verse.
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March 26, 2015 at 7:34 PM
I didn't mean to write so many reviews. I kept going to the end of the list to see if the review came up and didn't see it so wrote another one! Oops!
Rylaarsdam Avatar
March 26, 2015 at 7:30 PM
I appreciate your poem. Beauty is never about how we decorate ourselves on the outside, whether with a tattoo or with the clothes we wear. Beauty comes from the love inside. Thanks for the great verse.
Rylaarsdam Avatar
March 26, 2015 at 7:07 PM
Like the others say, this is great. Beauty is so much more than what we wear or what we decorate our skin with!
Timperley Avatar
March 26, 2015 at 2:26 PM
Lovely write Edwin, If you listen with an open heart God will answer, sometimes it's what you need not what you want. My daughters are tattooed, I can't complain I have 1 too. A "gift" from my army buddies when I was 3 sheets! God Bless. D.
Cook Avatar
March 26, 2015 at 1:23 PM
iT'S THE POWER OF PRAYER THAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, STAND BACK AND LET OUR BELIEVE DO THE SEARCHING FOR US ALL. EXCELLENT...RAVENLEE
Karim Avatar
March 25, 2015 at 7:47 AM
Cool poem. I have a tattoo I got when I was nineteen but I would never get another tattoo.
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