Angel

January 25, 2015

She awakes to the dancing light

Escaping the nightmares that cause her much fright

Like an angel she floats on her feet

Her face pretty and her smile sweet

She greets her momma with a kiss

Eats breakfast with her daddy in bliss

With a single wave she steps into another world

Eyes blank and fingers curled

Like a zombie she drags through the halls

Trying to forget the things she's been called

All their faces are blurred

Hissing back when her words are slurred

She wonders how it ended up like this

Oh what has she missed

Her friends are no longer there

Only hurting because she cares

And now her wounds bleed all the way home

Follow the trail and you'll find her alone

She opens the door and behind her it closes

But the pain still lingers like thorns on roses

So she steps out again because the nightmare has won

And walks to nowhere until the moon pushes out the sun

Hidden in the darkness she climbs up the tallest tree

Finally feeling what it's like to be free

Reaching the top she dares to look down

The tears come and she doesn't want to drown

So she prays for the first time in awhile

And jumps because she's lost her smile

Her hopes and dreams fall with her

She wanted to be caught but nobody bothered

The pain is gone and her eyes are dry

She's an angel hearing her family cry

Her momma and daddy lay on her bed

What could've been done what could've been said

She's an angel seeing all the love

But she chose to fly away like a dove

Oh how it seemed so right

Now she's dancing in the light

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