You Are Special

Did anyone ever tell you
Just how special that you are
The light that you emit
Might even light a star.

Did anyone ever tell you
How important you make others feel
Well, someone out here is smiling
About a friendship that is real!

Did anyone ever tell you
How many times when they were sad
Your email made them smile a bit
In fact...it made them glad.

Did anyone ever tell you
Just how much that they love you
Well, my dearest online friend
Today...I'm telling you!

Last night I had a dream
It had a tale to tell;
I dreamed I saw an angel ...
Poor thing, he wasn't feeling well

His body bruised and battered,
His wings were ripped and torn;
This angel could hardly walk,
He looked so tired and worn.

I walked right up to him to ask,
"Angel, how can this be?"
He turned around and paused a bit,
Then he spoke these words to me:

"I'm your Guardian Angel,
A great task as you can see;
You've run amok most all your life,
Look what it has done to me

"These bruises are from shielding you,
In times both dire and ill;
Those alcoholic bouts
I've often paid the bill."

"You see my wings are ripped and torn.
How often they have flown you
From evils unaware;
Each mark is it's own story
Of deadly wounds destroyed."

"You made me wish ... more than once,
That I was unemployed;
If only you could make it,
Standing on your own."

"Oh, don't you fret or worry,
But please try to remember ...
I'm getting old and frail."

I could not believe all I had heard,
Let alone how much he cared;
I wept upon his shoulder,
Then left him in despair.

The next day I sat and pondered,
Should I really try?
And in †he distance
I thought I heard ...
A frail old Angel cry.

A Guardian Angel
Flew down from above,
 To teach me a lesson
 About the powers of love. 

She whispered to me,
Then took hold of my hand,
 There are so many things
For you to understand. 

 
About the powers of love,
 And all it can do,
 To someone who needs
 To share it with you. 

 
A pat on the back,
 A kind smile on your face,
 Can make someone's life,
A much brighter place. 

It doesn't take much,
To show someone you care,
To give them the love,
 God gave you to share. 

So please keep in mind,
 All the powers you possess,
 To grace someone's life,

When they're in distress
You've been put on this earth
To bestow the powers of love,
And with those final words,