I heard a bird swoop from down on high
And call my name with glee
Asking me to come along and fly
Soar beyond the deep blue sea
To a land of love, warmth and peace
The family all awaits
Only one small thing, your breathing will cease
But come now, t ’is your fate
You’ve long out-used this mortal coil
And wear thin your loved one’s nerves
No longer must you sweat and toil
Be free, it is what you deserve
I cocked my head to consider the wing
And what it was he said
Why is this the message that you bring
Would you like to see me dead?
The tiny feather chuckled with might
And offered just this reply
“what if I said, with zero delight,
that this was the night that you die”
I stomped and cursed, swore and cried
Pleaded with him for my life
His head only shook and softly sighed
As he looked over at my wife
She needs another chance to really some find joy
And be done with your sickness and pain
Out in the world is the perfect ole boy
To bring her delight and refrain
From your nonsense and worry
Irrational fear
Make the choice, hurry
While the sky remains clear
I looked at the birdy and back to my love
Knowing not what to do
Closed my eyes and turned into a dove
And flew off into the blue –
I had been tricked and fell so far
Crashing to the ground below
I made a wish upon a star
To see my children grow
I prayed and pleaded to the sky
Asking the Christian god for a hand
Then I remembered that i could fly
And soared above the land
Only lightly touching down
On a field of flowers so red
All way still besides the sound
Of her sleeping next to me in bed –