Broken Wing
A bird sits alone as it cannot fly
With one wing broken, it breaks down to cry
It remembers the days when it soared so high
"Why did this happen to me, O why?"
It knew it made a wrong turn one day
Disregarding the warnings along the way
It flew thru the dark without any fear
Spiraling and gliding with grace as a deer
Then it suddenly happened & before it could know
It was too dark to see the branch hangin’ low
Falling from flight it went spiraling down
Aerial acrobats with the grace of a clown
Bumps and bruises along the way
As it hit every branch down on its way
Gasping for breaths with ground now in sight
Brave Birdie was now consumed with fright
It lost consciousness before hitting the ground
Every creature around heard the crashing sound
Tickertape feathers still flowed from above
Birdie just lay there, unable to budge
Stunned and amazed, Birdie arose
"I survived this fall ...at least I suppose"
Noticing one wing slumped to the ground
It made a sling with twigs it had found
It’s a long way back to friends who can fly
It looked all around and then to the sky
It prayed and said:
I know so much that I’ve done wrong
I’ve been Birdie imperfect, for way too long
I’m broken, the pain keeps stabbing my heart
My wing is broken, snapped all apart
Am I wounded forever? It takes so long to heal
I want no emotions, so there’s nothing to feel
I do say one thing, and now I can boast
That in my sufferings, I know we are close
You went thru much more than I realize
However, the pain is still in my eyes
Wipe my tears and don’t ever leave me
Thank You, Jesus.
Your shame, Your pain, is my gain.
All I’ll ever need is Your love, Your Son, Your name,
by Sophie
