Her Guardian

Always

He defends her

But care or notice, she does not.

Gaily, she trips along

Through a life her unsuspecting audience

Sees as charmed.

And all the while,

He watches

Ever vigilant from afar.

Silent,

Undetected,

He banishes all barriers, obstacles, dangers

To save her blissful innocence.

Still and always, she lingers

There,

Always in his heart,

Heavy on his mind,

The shadow on his soul.

Relentless,

He clears a way

For her,

That promises assurance

She will never know the pain

Of a heart abandoned

Or the aching burn of the hunger,

That dwells

Deep

In the soul’s abyss

Of love unrequited . . .

 

TFM