🕊On The Wing❤️🩹 - (Day 1 of titling a story after an Owl City song)
When I fell from the sky
And crashed into your backyard
With a twisted leg and a broken wing
I thought it was over, that I’d lost everything
Then your face appeared from the window
Astonished and dismayed
In your pajamas and slippers, you stepped outside
And took me in so I would not die
I didn’t understand, at first, what your intentions were
Were you a friend, here to help me, or a predator come to finish me off?
But then you bandaged my wing, offered me water and food
And I understood what you were- a human who cared for animals, too
Weeks spent together went by
And I grew to love you
My rescuer, my healer, my friend
A part of me still wishes it didn’t have to come to an end
I learned much about you
How you love Summer days, and despise the cold of Winter
You showed me all of your favorite books, and games
Held me close in a blanket when stormy nights of thunder came
I listened to you play your violin
And sometimes joined to sing along
We made music together, and memories, in all the time that we spent
A part of me still wishes it never had to come to an end
But at long last
When my wings were mended
And I could take to the air once more
I knew I had to leave, for I was made to fly and soar
On that day, when I left you
You were shedding tears, I saw
And I know in my heart that if I were human like you
There would have been a fountain of droplets in my eyes, too
I’m sorry
For leaving
But the sky is where I belong
So off I went
On the wing
Gliding and wheeling and coasting with gladness
To soar freely is beautiful, any bird can attest
I hope you truly know
What a wondrous difference you made
Though I was nothing but a broken turtledove
You chose to save me, with unconditional love
And perhaps when I left you, you thought I’d forget
That my memory of you and your kindness would fade
But I want you to know that that will never be true
For the rest of time and forevermore, this grateful bird will always remember you
My rescuer, my healer, my friend