Words of Art – Day 84 – Keeping the Dreams Alive

Keeping the Dreams Alive
				(Guardian Angel series)


In the dark of a filthy basement
Surrounded by the odor of waste and ruin
Sits an angel.
Its wing placed under the body
Of a sleeping child,
Protecting it from the cold of the concrete floor.
The angel softly strokes the back
Of the starving, abused child
And quietly hums a simple tune
Trying to keep the child safe
In the peaceful world of dreams
And away from the pain
Inflicted by the waking world.

Roy W. Backes
© 2000