THE ANGEL’S ANGEL

A dark night

The air is cold

Rips through his clothes

Right to his bones

His shelter from the rain and sleet

Boxes stacked at the end of the street

He listens to the sounds in the night

Waits for the clue; that the time is right

When the howling fades to a slight ring

He listens close; to hear an angel sing

Cause he knows every night ‘bout this time

He’ll hear the echoes that make streets chime

He’s about to take his nightly stroll

When he hears a sound at his “box” window

He looks out and to his surprise

Staring back at him were the “Angel’s” eyes

A beautiful smile upon her face

He quickly offers to her; a place

To lay her pretty little head

As she lays her body down to bed

He watches through the subway light

As he sits and thinks “this just isn’t right”

She couldn’t be but barely fourteen

It’s the saddest thing that he’s ever seen

Neath the ragged clothes; all a mess

He was looking at an “Angel” at rest

He made a vow to himself that night

Come early morn; he’d see things right

He thought as he looked at this beautiful child

She should not be living amongst the wild

He couldn’t think of any reason

Why she should be here one more season

This beautiful child sings like a bird in the sky

And there can’t be any reason why

She shouldn’t take these risks with her life

For someday she will make a great man’s wife

As she lies there in her tender sleep

He hurried about to find what she’d need

He made his rounds; collecting things

To make her shine; next time she sings

When she awoke and rubbed those pretty eyes

There was a package; so big in size

He kindly told her that someone left it there

And had told him to please give it to her

As she slid the paper down the sides of the box

Her breathing ceased and she looked so shocked

The most beautiful dress that she had ever seen

Ribbons, bows, pearls and shoes tucked between

As she looked into the gray’d man’s eyes

No words were spoke; only wonders of why

“Why in the world would he do such a thing?”

“Just because he loved to hear her sing”

He reached out to take her by the hand

He said “Hurry now; you’re on the clock”

“Put them all on; I know they’ll fit”

“Hurry now; were gonna take a walk”

They walked a long way that day

To get her to that special place

And when they had finally arrived

It was worth a million just to see her face

She looked ahead at what he did bring

A dream for anyone that loves to sing

Sitting way back at the end of the street

A stage, red carpet; with an audience to beat

And as she turned around to see

The gray’d man was no where to be seen

But on the ground he had left a note

So she began to read what he had wrote

“Sing….Angel….Sing”

“Sing my sweet”

“Sing…Angel….Sing”

“Let your sweet voice ring”

“This is a start of a brand new life

I fixed the wrong and now made it right

Let your voice ring out into the night

And I promise everything will be alright”

She held that note so close to her heart

She knew right then; he had gave her a start

She walked away and started to run

As fast as she could to what he had begun

As she stepped up onto that stage

She forgot her pain and she left her cage

When she was done and the night was through

Her new life started; like he said it would do

And from that day on she never forgot

What that wonderful day was all about

She travels and tours and she sings

All around the world her sweet voice rings

Every time she passes through the town

Her search for him goes round and round

And while she sings out on the radio

She can only pray that somehow he knows

She will hold him special to her heart

And she knows they will never be apart

And everywhere she goes; he is in her heart

He was her shining “Angel” from the start.

(Written By Levi’s Lace .. 2002) ©PublishAmerica2004/2005