To spread my wings

I remember most how often you were

Like a magnificent wild animal

That was trapped

With a thorn in your paw

And pain in a body

That so often wore so much tension

And struggled with ancestral imprints

Hidden deep

Of a failure to achieve

And these day when the gentle sun shines

I think of the easy smile

That would light up your eyes

As I rounded the corner

To visit you in the home

And of how we would sit

And listen to songs

Sometimes singing

There was so much love between us

But your imprisonment hurt me dear

I could not bear to see you left alone

And yet you did not want to keep me there

Chained to you

Now that you are gone

These memories no longer give me as much pain

Was there any shame

In the way I struggled with the longing to be free

Of such a painful trauma history

Love brought me back to you

Like a satellite

Time and time again

Until the easter

We chose to set you free

Turn off the machine

I held your hand then

Before they all arrived

Your four sons to say goodbye

And how I cried

But now in some way my heart sings

I feel your spirit in the wings

Like a majestic bird

Full of mystery that has flown free

Encouraging me

To spread my wings

Free my spirit

And fly