An angel walked the beat tonight
on Highway 109
A drunk man in an Oldsmobile
they said had run the light
that caused the six-car pile up
on 109 that night
When broken bodies lay about
and blood was everywhere
the sirens screamed out eulogies
for death was in the air
A mother trapped inside her car
was heard above the noise
her plaintive plea split the air
'Oh God, please spare my boys!'
She fought to loose her pinned hands
and struggled to get free
but mangled metal pinned her fast
in grim captivty
Her frightened eyes then focused
on where the back seat had once been
but all she saw was broken glass and
two children's seats crushed in
Her twins were nowhere to be seen
she did not hear them cry
and then she prayed they'd been thrown free
'Oh God, dont let them die!'
The firemen came and cut her loose
but when they searched the back
they found therein no little boys
but the seat belts were intact
They thought the woman had gone mad
and was travelling alone
but when they turned to question her
they discovered she was gone
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 dont 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
while wiping at a tear
"he could not flee the scene, you see
for he's been dead a 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 worry
and that you would be alright
and then he put us in this car 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 firemens 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.
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