Please take this blanket from me <br />For I'm young and you are old, <br />And wrap yourself within it <br />To protect you from the cold, <br />'Though it's all I have within this world <br />You need it more than I, <br />So take it now my gift to you <br />And do not question why. <br /> <br />I'll see you in the morning <br />If we make it through the night, <br />It's time for us to get some rest <br />For soon it shall be light, <br />We'll sleep within this doorway <br />For we've nowhere else to go, <br />And shelter from the bitter wind <br />That does so cruelly blow. <br /> <br />The moon does shine, the stars are clear <br />The winter snow lies deep, <br />Two lonely souls without a home <br />Nor bed in which to sleep, <br />Now lying here together <br />On this filthy slab of stone, <br />I'm glad I found a friend this night <br />So I'll not be alone.<br /><br />ANDREW BLAKEMORE<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/please-take-this-blanket-from-me/
