Oklahoma's Blue Eyed Angel Poem by Patricia Kelley

You were Oklahoma’s blue eyed angel.
You were sent here for a short time from Heaven.
You weren’t even quite eleven.
You were barely pass seven.
When the Oklahoma tornado winds took you from my arms’
While loud sirens and alarms,
Went off echoing in my head,
My arms were too short to reach you.
Now, I don’t know how to move ahead.
Your smile was the sunlight in my eyes’.
Now all of a sudden, I don’t feel too wise.
I will always remember Oklahoma’s blue eyed angel.
That was here for a short time, taken through the turbulent Oklahoma skies.
Now, you’re the reason why Oklahoma cries.
If only we had known, you weren’t safe.
We wouldn’t have sent, you somewhere unsafe.
Now through your Oklahoma blue eyes’, we see.
You brought us all weak to our knees’.
Your death brought a sudden Oklahoma freeze.
We could see your limp delicate features.
Your golden hair spun by angels.
Your blue eyes kissed by angels.
You’re now a sweet memory.
Of someone that should have been cherished.
Not someone that perished.
You taught Oklahoman’s not to take their children for granted.
While some of us ranted.
Because of you, every child will now be safe in their schools.
Your Oklahoma blue eyes created new rules.
Rest in peace, Beautiful Oklahoma, blue eyed Angel.
Your life brought reason.
And your death brought purpose.
New storm shelters will now be purchased.
Every new home will now have a storm shelter.
Every Oklahoma school; will now have a storm shelter.
Because of you children in Oklahoma will no longer be vulnerable to Oklahoma’s Tornadoes.
Because of your short life, that is a living shadow.
A reminder of how short someone’s life can be.