THE STILLNESS OF AN ANGEL

THE STILLNESS OF AN ANGEL

Quietly sitting upon a branch of a tree

Silently

Quietly

Serenely

Composed

Watching

Waiting

For her role

To be fulfilled

As our

Caretaker

Custodian

Guardian

Protector

Of our

Hearts and souls

Keeping us safe from harm

Dispelling all fears

Our shedding tears

A quiet whisper

That floats in the air

Dispelling despair

With all that our Angel

Will dispel

The nightmares

With a gentle

Delicate

Fluttering

Waving

Of her wings

Banish

Remove

The darkness that holds

Within our dreams

Slipping in a beautiful vision

Of pure beauty

And light

And a restful

Peaceful

Night

Our Angel is always a prayer away

No matter the time of day

Or night

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

22^nd May 2012

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STANDING STILL

STANDING STILL

But not alone

Or forlorn

Just this wonder

Of the wondrous

World that we live in

Time and space

Can never erase

The spectacular view

That is here right

In front of my eyes

Where else can this be seen?

Certainly not from

A window scene

This is where it is at

Right here

Right now

No turning back

Just standing back

And look at that!

Our world

Our planet

That gives

And expects

Our respect

For all things that be

And everything

That should be

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

19^th June 2015

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I'VE GOT IT COVERED

I’VE GOT IT COVERED

Even though you cannot be bothered!

Yet you always knew that I was bothered

Never in a negative way either

I stuck my neck out

Why did you shout?

What was that all about?

You called me for help

And then you yelp

Is it any wonder that I know longer can be bothered

You left me stranded

Stuck here on these freezing cold steps

The rain pelting down

I saw you frown

I saw you in town

Oh yes dear buddy

Well it is getting to the stage you’ll no longer be that

I loved you!

Adored you!

But you knew that

Yet you are too scared to commit

You need to be in control

You want it on your terms

Nothing and no one matters

I know what lies beneath

You don’t think I know it

But you need to know it

You cannot keep running

Running away from your feelings

I know it and you know it

But you just keep running

Instead of confronting them

Your life would be so awesome

So wondrous

Spectacular

But I’ll sit here totally covered

And here is my message

Please be bothered!

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

18^th June 2015

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JUST THAT ONE LOOK

JUST THAT ONE LOOK

That can never been

Found in any text book

The look that says you’re mine

So divine

So regal, loyal

Refined, defined at times

So kind

The look that says heaven

This not how it should be

You’re softening

What’s happening?

Is this the way

The king of the pride

Defines his love for his queen

His loyal subject

If this is his love

Then it is to be

Loyal, true, devoted with no objections

Objective

To the end

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

16^th June 2015

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I LET YOU IN

I LET YOU IN!

I let you in and that is where we began

We bared all

Including the cat calls

At first I was tentative

Very sensitive

Never knowing what to say or do

Diplomacy, discretion

Was my key and keywords

But you wanted it all

The bareness

Right from the start

It all startled me this frankness

This starkness

Then you started to criticize  

Criticize everything that I said or did

Yet you were never in the wrong!

Always in the right!

How come?

Criticized all those that came into my life

You caused so much trouble and strife

Your envious nature

Became your enemy

It also became mine too

Then you cannot prove it!

All because it was part of you and not me!

Departure is the key factor

So I slither out of the door

Nakedness raw to the bone

Nakedness never more

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

14^th June 2015

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