Sylvia L - to her mother who died of colon cancer

OH ANGEL, MY GUARDIAN

YOUR EYES OPEN WIDE

THOSE OF A CHILD

A VIEW THROUGH THE WINDOW

OF YOUR SOUL, THERE INSIDE

I WALK TO YOUR BED

THE YEARS SLIP AWAY

MEMORIES FLASH BY ME

ALL THE WORDS NOT SAID

TIME, IT GOES QUICKLY

MINUTES, HOURS, DAYS

YOUR COMFORTING WORDS

VANISH IN A HAZE

SPEAKING SO CALMLY

YOU ACCEPT WITHOUT FEAR

THE FUTURE AWAITS

OF ONE I HOLD DEAR

THE FACE OF AN ANGEL

A HEART SO PURE

NO THOUGHTS THAT ARE EVIL

OH, WHERE IS THE CURE?

A LIFE THAT WAS TROUBLED

FULL OF PAIN, YET THE LORD

AWAITS ‘ROUND THE CORNER

IT IS TIME, STRIKE THE CHORD

YOUR SPIRIT WILL DANCE

YOUR BODY AT REST

THE SOUL OF A SAINT

WILL FLY WITH THE BEST

OH TAKE ME WITH YOU

EACH TEAR THAT I SHED

I LONG TO BE NEAR YOU

I SLEEP AT YOUR BED

FOR IT IS WRITTEN

AT THE END OF TIME

THE CHOSEN FEW WILL INHERIT

WILL IT BE MINE?

QUESTIONS I ASK

AS THE TIME DRAWS IN

YOU NO LONGER CAN ANSWER

I STARE AT MY SINS

OH GOD, HOW I PRAY

AS YOUR EYES I DON’T SEE

OH GOD, HOW I HOPE

AS I SING, SING , SING

THE TIME IT HAS COME

YOUR EYES I DON’T SEE

LIFE HAS BEEN TAKEN

I AM LEFT HERE, WITH ME

TIME, IT GOES QUICKLY

THE PAIN IS STILL HERE

BUT YOUR SPIRIT’S WITH GOD

AND YOUR LOVED ONES ARE NEAR

EACH STEP THAT WE TREAD

EACH THOUGHT WE THINK

OUR HEARTS RISE TOWARDS YOU

WE ARE THERE IN A BLINK

FOR GOD, HE IS GENTLE

OUR WISHES HE HEARS

OUR LIFE MAY BE SHORT

BUT OUR SOUL WILL HAVE YEARS

THE EYES OF AN ANGEL

OUR HEADS WE WILL BOW

THE PRAYERS OF A MOTHER

SHINE DOWN ON US NOW