The Angel Within

A morning dawned like many do
Papers read, the coffee brews
It's off to work, or off to class
A day will come, a day will pass

Somewhere near an Angel sighs,
spreads Her wings and starts to cry
for prayers today would not suffice
Night would fall on this day twice

The darkness came without a sign
A terror came and robbed us blind
A plan so evil, so obscene,
as only blackened hearts could dream

The minutes passed and darkness grew
so fast that only precious few
had the chance to say goodbyes
in lives that flashed before their eyes

Even the Angel watched in fear
Love had all but disappeared
A hate that hides in every face
Had chosen it's time, and chosen our place

The Angel peered with clouded eyes
as smoke and ashes filled Her skies,
and She knew when the heavens cleared
the hurting souls would need Her near

Then from the darkness came a light
as bright as one from Heaven might
and from the depths of pain and despair
thousands of Angels were suddenly there

They shined their light for all to see
that they make up the Land of the Free
and no evil or terror could ever replace a love
for their country and the whole human race

The Angel sat watching as others appeared
searching for loved ones through eyes filled with tears.
And the light grew brighter, each second more true
in colors of Red, the White and the Blue

The Angel stood up and started to fly
on Her way back to Heaven with tears in Her eyes
For She knew this day inside all of us
an Angel was born, and in God we trust

Our losses are heavy on a day such as this
We know friends and heroes forever we'll miss
We stand as a country, in all that we do
and show there's an Angel, inside me, inside you

~ Author Unknown ~

If anyone knows the author,
please email me so I can
give credit for these beautiful words.