I'm Not Alone

You came to me last night
Tired and sad and angry
Shoulders drooped and weary
Eyes with tears unshed

You whispered words discouraged
Hands shaking and unsure
My heart felt your sorrow
As across the fire you stood

I thought back to the night
When first I saw your face
Covered with burns so horrid
Still my heart did race

So many years have come and gone
And yet still you come
Touch my cheek with caloused hands
No I'm not alone

You came to my side
Weary near to death
Yet you reached out to me
With little thought of self

You say you owe me . . . for what I'll never know
The hope you instilled in me those many years ago
Unseen you stand by my side
Thoughts calm and gentle still

Your face I never hope to see
Not close and personal
But knowing you are there for me
Is all I need to know

Who you are is no matter
Nor where you strive to go
You are my hidden soldier
Who knows when I feel low

Reviews

[Tony]

Your mind is a wonderful place, Norma.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

"And what would there be of beauty without the beast?" Oscar Wilde

Sometimes a handicap, a disfigurement or a debilitating disease will make it possible for our vain and shallow minds to comprehend the depths of our own depravity in judgement. And in those moments we can see the beauty of a soul that does need the lantern of a comely face to shine its love. We are healed by the wounds of others less fortunate than ourselves and wounded by the pride of those who consider themselves our betters. And that is the epitomy of irony.

[Marie Harrison]

Wow, this is beautiful Norma. Very touching write. Such a healing write.

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. oh my goodness ... what an inspiration this poem is ... absolutely brilliantly written ... amazingly poignant ... intensely motivating ... so skillful and sensitive ... just beautiful ... i'm so inspired ... thank you for this ... just the words i needed ...

[Wondering Mind]

keep us wondering, who is he?! who is he?!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

THere are those human angels that seem to come into our lives just when we need them... sometimes we become a human angel for someone unknowingly... A really touching tribute to one of your.