Guardian Angel

On your perch

Up above

You guard me

With tender love

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You stand by Grandpa

And Papa too

Joining Jay and Mark

Watching what I do

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You keep me safe

From danger and harm

But you let some things happen

So that I may learn

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I can picture you-

A smile on your face

Wide wings of down

And your pink dress with lace

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Knowing you’re there

Helps me get through

All these rough days

Spent without you

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If I am in trouble

I know what you’ll do

You’ll swoop down before me

And not let harm pass through

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Temptation knocks at my door

Lust pinches at my sides

I know that doubt’s behind my back

And my sin refuses to subside

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But I can’t give in

You’ll help me be strong

You’ll make everything feel okay

Even though it’s all wrong

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You, Grandpa,

Papa, Jay, and Mark

Are all my guardian angels

And I thank God for that

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I don’t like

That you’re not still here

I feel abandoned

But I know you care

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Mom and Barbra

Are getting by

And Stella still doesn’t

Understand why

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I think I speak for all

When this I say:

I miss and love you

May you have peace ‘til my day

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(Author’s Note: My grandmother was married twice, so that’s why it refers to Grandpa, her first husband, and Papa, her second. Also—names all altered—“Jay” and “Mark” are my two cousins who died in a tragic car accident in 1994. “Barbra” is my aunt, “Jay” and “Mark”’s mother, and “Stella” is “Barbra”’s third child.)