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Borrowing An Angel

I met you with suspicion, hesitation
Like I did with everything around me
But you were persistent, relentless
Knowing that you were supposed
To be in my life
And the vacant space in my heart
Was where you belonged

You gave me constant kindness and friendship
When I least expected it
And needed it the most
Eventually I could no longer deny
Your quiet beauty, your white radiance

When I first spoke the words, "I love you"
With such determination, such confidence
You just calmly smiled, as if
You had possessed this knowledge all along
Then you responded that I, too, had your love
And our nervous lips touched and slowly parted
Into a kiss as sweet and pure
As childhood dreams or a starlit night

Soon you revealed the dark secret
That crept under your skin
The one with the ugly name of "leukemia"
When I heard this, I reacted in anger
Because of my fear of losing you
But I could never abandon you
And you showed me your acceptance of your fate
Giving me strength of my own

The sickness began to spread
And the light inside of you dimmed
With trembling hands I prayed by your bedside
To release you from your pain
To have you stay with me for always
You assured me it was meant to be like this
Comforting me with your unwavering love
Up until your final moment of surrender

God needed you back
So you have returned to your home in heaven
Where you can fly without the constraints of disease
And can dance among the clouds
I remain on earth, looking up at the sky
Forever thinking of you
Grateful of the precious time I had
With my borrowed angel

Author notes

I tweaked the title "borrowing angels" a bit as you can see
This poem is inspired by the book/film A Walk To Remember, my apologies if you don't think of it too fondly



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  • Stardust-luvr
    September 1, 2007

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    well written with a true sense of hope in your heart and the vision of brighter tomorrows with the aid of the love thats become an angel in heaven. friends are kisses blown to us by angels. many blessings always xxx


  • Morrigan Trinity
    August 21, 2007

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    AMAZING! I love it. It rocks. Thank you for entering, you're one of the best so far (though I've had a lot of good ones.) Good luck!


  • Angel Of Heaven99
    August 15, 2007

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    LOVE IT!

    I loved the movie and I adore your poem. This is a great write and you took the movie and put it into words. This truly put a tear in my eyes. great job and good luck!


  • kiwikrazi37
    July 31, 2007

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    This is a wonderful poem, and thanks for your entry, but I will have to disqualify you because it's a love poem. Feel free to enter any of your other poems though! (Just not about love )


  • Starcrossed Dreamer
    June 24, 2007

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    Fifth line in the third stanza...That is spelled wrong. I won't dock for it, I do it all the time, trust me.

    I love A Walk to Remember, and honestly, it was the first thing I thought of as I read it through. Beautiful book, beautiful movie.

    Here are the original lyrics if you don't already know them

    http://www.lyricsdaily.com/lyrics/kristinchenoweth/borrowedangel.shtml

    Great job, and best of luck in the contest!


  • Shapla
    June 24, 2007

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    "God needed you back
    So you have returned to your home in heaven
    Where you can fly without the constraints of disease
    And can dance among the clouds
    I remain on earth, looking up at the sky
    Forever thinking of you
    Grateful of the precious time I had
    With my borrowed angel"

    Beautifully sad and it touches me.Liked the way you told the story in guise of poem.

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