Tootypup

An Angle Walked the Beat
On Highway 109

A drunk man in an Oldsmobile
They said he had run a red light
That caused the six-car pileup
On highway 109 that very night
There where broken bodies laying all about
And blood was spread everywhere
The sirens screamed out eulogies
For there was the feeling of death in the air
A mother, trapped inside her car
Was heard above the noise
Her plaintive plea near split the air
Oh, God, please my boys can you spare
She fought in desperation to loosen her pinned hands
She fought and struggled to break free
But the mangled metal held her fast
In the shadow of grim captivity
Her frightened eyes then focused
On where the back seat once had been
But all she saw was broken glass
And a mangled twisted reck
Her twin boys were no where to be seen
She did not hear them cry
And then she prayed they'd been thrown free
"Oh, God, don't take my boys away from me
Then a firemen came and cut her loose
But when they searched where the back seat had been
They found therein no little boys
But the seat belts were all still latched
They thought the woman had gone mad
And was travelling alone
But when they turned to question her
They discovered she was gone
A Policemen saw her running wild
And screaming above the noise
In beseeching supplication
Please help me find my boys
They're four years old and wear blue shirts
Their jeans are blue to match
One cop spoke up, "They're in my car
And they don't have a scratch
They said their daddy put them there
And gave them each a cone
Then told them both to wait for Mom
To come and take them home
I've searched the area high and low
But I can't find their dad
He must have fled the scene
I guess, and that is very bad
The mother hugged the twins and said
While wiping at a tear
He could not flee the scene, you see
Because he was never here
For he's been dead now, one year
The cop just looked confused and asked
"Now, how can that be true? "
The boys said, "Mommy
Daddy came and left a kiss for you
He told us not to worry
And that you would be all right
And then he put us in this car
Right here this very night
With the pretty, flashing light
We wanted him to stay with us
Because we miss him so
But Mommy, he just hugged us tight
And said he had to go
He said someday we'd understand
And told us not to fuss
And he said to tell you, Mommy
He's watching over us
The mother knew without a doubt
That what they spoke was true
For she recalled their dad's last words
I will watch over you

The firemen's notes could not explain
The twisted, mangled car
And how the three of them escaped
Without a single scar
But on the cop's report was scribed
In print so very fine
An angel walked the beat tonight
On Highway 109

This was sent to me by a friend
It touched my heart
So now l want to share it with all my friends
In this time of sadness and unrest in the world
A warm story like this
Touches the heart
And reaches out the hand Love of hope

We all have an Angel
Right there in our shadow
We may never see them standing there
But in a whisper of a breeze they truly do care
They will be holding your heart
Cradling it with love
That is a gift that has been sent
From the almighty above