My Ephemeral Angel

I stumbled
and you laughed at my clumsiness.
The bruises were all worth it.
When I looked up,
you lent me your hand
saying, "It's alright
Everyone has a right to stumble."

You were there
smiling in my arms through the years.
And I was never alone.
I never knew
what it was to be
alone. Without you,
I could not give a picture. Because

You were always there for me.

-dyan kay ben-
06/26/09