Back in high school, we had to make an “emblematic image,” which is a very dramatic way of saying: please create something artsy and hope it means something.

I wasn’t exactly a poetry prodigy at seventeen, but this little piece surprised me.

“Guardian Angel”

Messenger of God,
You  are  beautiful,
Good, and
Innocent. Your
Radiant light shines
From your robe
So very
White.
Please come down from Heaven and watch
Over  me.  Protect  me  from  all
The dangers of the Devil.
O, Holy Angel, I
Love  you.
I  can feel your
Goodness flowing over
Me like a wave upon the
Sand. You speak your wisdom
In  silent  words that only I  can
Hear and understand. When I am
Lonely, you come to comfort me.
When  I sleep, you watch over me.
Thank  you, Guardian  Angel,  you
Give  me   peace,   love,  and  hope
Each day. “Never leave me,” I pray.