Forced to Fly
June 11, 2012 § Leave a Comment
At first the gentle nudge
Baby looks out from its nest
Then the forceful shove
Too young to know – Mother knows best
The life known suddenly changed
Forced to leave the tree
Yet joy and life somehow saved
Becoming the eagle it was meant to be
We cannot prevent the fall
What holds us can not be persuaded
The choice we have to make in the air
Is to soar - or to be scared
It isn’t easy to release
What we experienced or expected
The only way to enjoy the flight
Let the weight go - and be light
If we open our arms and our heart
Our wings will have expanded
In that moment it is our faith
the wind that glides us - into grace
It is then that we begin to fly
To the dreams we have placed up so high
In the clouds we will see
It was falling that helped us become - Who we were meant to be
