“Angel”
A little boy all alone,
living on the street.
His parents left him with no home,
and nothing for him to eat.
He steals food so he can survive.
He lives in a cardboard box so he can stay alive.
But when he’s by himself,
and no one is around,
he would pray to God,
his tears falling to the ground:
”God send me an angel,
please send me a friend.
Someone who loves me,
even in the end.
I am so lonely Lord,
I need a hand.
I know you’re listening,
you understand.
Please send me an angel God,
Amen.”
The boy grows older,
he is now a teen.
Joining some older kids,
acting all tough and mean.
Once in his group with his so called “friends”.
That when something goes wrong, they abandon him.
He goes into an alley,
curls up into a ball.
Then he prays to God,
hoping he’ll hear his call:
”God send me an angel,
please send me a friend.
Someone who loves me,
even in the end.
I am so lonely Lord,
I need a hand.
I know you’re listening,
you understand.
Please send me an angel God,
Amen.”
More years go by,
the teen is now a man.
Living on the streets,
as best as he can.
He’s still stealing so he can survive.
But he’s happy to still be alive.
When his past sins
eat at his mind.
He yells out to God,
who has always been so kind:
“God send me an angel,
please send me a friend.
Someone who loves me,
even in the end.
I am so lonely Lord,
I need a hand.
I know you’re listening,
you understand.
Please send me an angel God,
Amen.”
Many years pass,
the man turns old.
Calling the alleyway
his only home.
But this time around on that cobbled street,
was his friend “Angel” a dog with three feet.
She stands by his side,
and loves to run.
With tears in his eyes,
a prayer the man begun:
”You gave me an angel God,
you gave me a friend.
Someone who loves me,
even til the end.
I’m not alone now Lord,
you gave me a hand.
Thank you for listening,
I understand.
Thanks for the angel God.
Amen.”
A few weeks later,
the old man dies,
with a last request,
his “Angel” by his side.
Down in the grave they went, the man and his friend.
Both still loved, even in the end.
Neither are alone,
by the grace of God’s hand.
Both of them listening
to those like them.
Each one a prayer to God,
ending in “Amen”.
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