There has been an angel on my shoulder
All the days of my life this far.
When I was five, she saved my life by
Slowing my descent as I fell from
A one story platform onto some rocks.
When I was seven, she helped me swim
Out of the quarry pond I had fallen into.
The next time she showed up
Was in fifth grade, when three boys
Decided to trash me. She came as a young girl
Who went after those boys, scratching,
Pulling hair, poking her fingers so fast
Those boys couldn’t run fast enough to get away.
Then when I slipped on that small cliff,
She made sure I landed softly enough
That only a large bruise spot showed up.
I heard her whisper into my ear,
Don’t skate on that ice-covered pond.
Good thing I listened because
My best friend, Bill, fell through.
Luckily, we rescued him using
An old tree branch lying nearby.
#worldinternationalchilderensday
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