Angel

Thank you for this angel, Lord
Who can feel my sorrows
Who brings joy where there was so little
Who is such great change in my life.

Thank you for this change, my Lord
To finally know desperation,
To finally feel again,
To finally watch the numbness fade.

Thank you for this time, my Lord
When differences sway the sea, I may feel
When the shores are near red, I may see
When, in the quiet of the blackness, I may think.

Thank you for this place, my Lord
In which to understand what I have not
In which to return soul in my heart
In which to resurrect and stand again.

Thank you for this feeling, my Lord
For my blessing, and so my pain
For the freedom once guilded
For memories now have soil and room to grow.

Thank you for this gift, my Lord
Which is patient, good and caring
Which is the time and the place and the change
Which is the feeling and the courage I need.

Thank you for this angel, my Lord
Who has given all that can be
Who has been everything I needed
With whom I will try NOT to fall in love.

ATS
10/4/98