I see her standing there
With her arms wide open to the air
Ready to take the leap
Head hanging in defeat
Her cries for help went unheard
And now she stands there believing she’s a bird
She’s gunna jump
She wants to fly
Spreading her arms in the belief she can fly
No intent that she will be caught
Even after all the time she fought
I scream and shout as she starts to fall
I wonder if she heard me at all
I run to help but she hits the ground
No one else has heard a sound
They didn’t miss her fluttering heart beating
Never got a chance at meeting, her
Her beautiful words gone with her spirit
Leaving me and the ones who will miss her
She believed she was a bird
Made her dream come true before she was gone
Now as I walk I hear the birds she so envied, sing and think of her
Am reminded of her voice, her dreams and her pain
In the end she let the pain come
She let it take hold of her very being
Now I stand where she stood
Looking down at what she saw
Trying to understand what was going through her mind
A strong woman created from a broken home
Beaten and abused
Hated and used
She was ignored and disgraced
But she always came out on top
She didn’t that last time though
All her pleas for help left unheard
Even by those she loved
Her pain went untold
Her response was unimaginable
Or so we all thought
She jumped and my heart broke
She jumped and my heart died
She was gone and so was my heart
She was gone and she took it with her
