Little Red Bird

Hey little red bird.

Wings of ruby crystals

You took my heart.

And flew far away from here.



You took your song.

And whispered it in my ear.

Now I just wish

That I could hold you in my hand once more



The other day I found a red feather.

Whispers of the wind blew through my door.

You used to hover above the threshold.

Now you lie forever in my heart.



I will forever miss you.

Wishing I could watch you grow.

The one thing you will never know.

Is how much you really meant to me?



I know I will never touch your wispy hair.

Or know the look of your blue-eyed stare.

It's never knowing the grasps of your little finger wrapped around mine

Little red bird, I wish it wasn't time.



Spread your little wings and take flight.

Up above the clouds and into heaven

Far from my arms and deeper into my heart

Resting forever in my memory as the music of my night



Forever wearing the marks of your existence

Nothing could ever take that pain away.

Knowing my arms will always feel the emptiness of never holding you.

The hardest thing your father and I ever did was say goodbye to something we never held.