in the company of angels

a poem of love and life

in the company of angels 
i have walked the long and lonely way
from the cradle of my mother's arms
to the stone upon her grave
in the company of angels
i have gone headlong into the night
with only the flimsy, flickering flame of love
to guide me from the wrong
and to the right
in the company of angels
i have lived among the dead 
and dying souls
shielded from the fears they fed
by shimmering wings that shine
like diamonds in the coal
in the company of angels
i have trod upon the cold hard truth
like broken glass beneath my feet
and pebbles in my shoes
i may not win but cannot lose
or ever surrender in defeat
in the company of angels
there are no guarantees 
of a peaceful life of ease
the way is just as hard with them
as it ever was without
except the one thing they erase
one demon they ever chase
the godless one named Doubt
in the company of angels
i will go not quietly away
until the dark is blinded by the light
and every night is turned to day
and i will then on bended knee
give all the glory, God, to Thee
for Thou hast lead me all the way
and kept me in good company...
the company of angels

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Psalm 91:11