am
I
a guardian
of her dignity of her virtues
of her name
u O
Sometimes I am tempted to compromise The one whom I am sworn to protect It is
not a knife edge
But
I
I
walk upon
stand
balanced precariously
on the
^ ^ w O fjlj
o
^
An
of a needle
tip
of angles
infinity
at
which we might
fall
But one
in
which we can stand
true
Upright
Proud Defenders
Of His Word Knowing
that
someday
the joy of mutual indulgence will
I
be ours
will revel in
sharing with her
I
will revel
in
her love
in
her sweetness
in her
body
But for now I
am
a guardian
John Peterson
