And I would give you wings If I felt that you couldn't overcome these things When you fall down I’ll pick you up Yes I know that you have hurt, you’ve hurt enough But you must get up, you must go on For me, for me you’ve got to be strong*
Where are you, Bird's tools of survival Angel's way of transportation Plane's means of flight
Of course, when needed the most you fail to appear. And you promised You promised to give me them, Why would you lie?
It seems a folly To think that there ever is a chance of healing But why would I want wings anyways? To carry me away from the pain? Only momentarily would it help.
I don't want to heal, Completely anyways, Don't want to fly away on my wings, Because to heal would be to forget everything good about you...
Would be to forget everything good about *us
The first stanza is the lyrics from Jetty Rae's song "Wings". This poem was inspired by that song.