Angel In The Dark

The rain begins to fall
and all around me I feel the walls

start to close in on me.

It's the start

    of another lonely night

    without you.

Please don't stay away too long.
The emptiness is unbearable.
You never knew
how your warm embrace delivered me
    from the hungry vulture's glare.
You saved me in time

to salvage what little life

I had left in me.

With the kindness

and patience of an angel

you've brought me back.

How can I ever repay you?


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