I came across a treasure chest, but it was not money I found within.

Instead there was a woman’s face, with a broad, welcoming grin.

Bemused I asked and enquired of her why she lay with such a smile,

And this is what she told to me while I stood, waiting for a while.

“I will encourage and comfort you along life’s meandering path.

I will be there when you cry, and I’ll be there when you laugh.

I will be your guardian angel on that you can depend.

I will be beside you from this day until your very end.

Some days you will question my loyalty, and also my intent,

But never will you find a reason for this day to lament.

Now close the lid and depart from me, go do what a man must do.

But before you leave you must promise me; to always believe in you!”

Some days my belief did falter, and doubt in my mind loomed large.

But in the back of my mind I remembered, that in MY life I am the one in charge.

If you have not found such benevolence, 

Nor come across such luck along your way,

Then please read my closing verse,

And take heed of the words I say.

Not always will you come across such a chest, 

And not always will her words be strictly true.

But always remember one thing my friend, 

There is NO ONE in this life as valuable as YOU!

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