Under The Porch

Inspired by an episode of the TV show, "Touched By An Angel"


        Dark like that one night
        Under the porch there was no light
        I came to you but you never noticed
        Or if you did you didn't care
        And you pretended I wasn't even there

        I reached out to you
        My arms extended
        My spirit and yours are now being blended
        You go on sleeping like a baby with no cares
        Under a porch with no stairs

        How did you end up this way?
        Under a porch with no blanket you lay
        You're shivering
        Oh poor baby, you're quivering
        No one to keep you warm

        I would do something but I cannot
        I am only a spirit
        In this one fateful spot

        I can see your suffering
        It's written all over your face
        If I could do something...
        I can't be displaced

      So if you want to leave this world
      That's giving you much strife
      And you want to live with me in the afterlife
      I'm a dark angel, the angel of death
      I could allow you to breathe your last breath
      I could take you from this forlorn place
      Under this porch of so-called grace
      And bring you to the heaven you much deserve
      Cause I don't want you to suffer anymore on this earth

      You open your eyes
      A strong light you see
      Under the porch during the night?
      This can't be!

      I tell you what you dreamt is true
      And I will take you to a world anew
      You say...
      Could I please come with you?