Fly away my little sparrow

It comes yet it still goes,
You keep it in and it still shows.
You close your eyes but the tears still fall,
You try to walk but you have to crawl.

I see the pain in your beautiful face
You’re losing your life’s hardest race
You just keep trying,never giving in
But its eating at your soul like a deadly sin

Your heart keeps beating
Your smile more than a line,
and then for a small and fleeting
moment it all seems fine.

But then I see the pain in your tired face
You’re losing your life’s roughest race
You just keep trying,never giving in
But its eating at your soul like murderous sin

I hold your delicate hand
It crumbles like rock to sand
It breaks my heart to see you so
But the end seems near, this i know

so…

Fly away my little sparrow
Break from this straight and narrow
path which leads to God knows where,
But follow the sun, it will lead you there.

And slowly your shadowed eyes begin to drop
Your hand in my hand begins to flop,
I see your lungs take one last deep breath
And then my little swallow took off for a land called death…


Fiona Christensen

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Comments

  • Erika .
    Erika .almost 3 years ago

    And then my little swallow took off for a land called death… For me the most powerful line, I felt I tight squeeze in my chest….Incredible poem.

  • wow thank you so much erika!

    – Fiona Christensen

  • Rhenastarr
    Rhenastarralmost 3 years ago

    Beautiful and touching, so well written.

  • Thank you for commenting!

    – Fiona Christensen

  • skinnyman
    skinnymanalmost 3 years ago

    Beautiful and a subtle touch, so difficult to do, wonderful writing:)

  • Ah thank you so much!

    – Fiona Christensen

  • Julialala
    Julialalaalmost 3 years ago

    My stepdad is recovering from cancer.. This is incredibly beautiful, moreso than I can say. XX

  • Ah im sorry! Glad he’s on the road to recovery! Thank you Julia! xxx

    – Fiona Christensen

  • Pip Gerard
    Pip Gerardalmost 3 years ago

    this really moved me Fiona!! added straight to the favourites.

  • Oh wow! Thanks Pip! :)

    – Fiona Christensen

  • Isa Rodriguez
    Isa Rodriguezalmost 3 years ago

  • Yeah! Thank you Isa!!! :D

    – Fiona Christensen

  • autumnwind
    autumnwindalmost 3 years ago

    Beautiful, sad and deeply moving. I think we all know someone touched by this dreaded disease. love, shar xoxo

  • Thank you Shar! im sure we all do, its very sad, especially when it comes so unexpectedly! thanks for you comment Shar! xoxox

    – Fiona Christensen

  • The Jonathan Sloat
    The Jonathan S...almost 3 years ago

    Beautiful! It is such a sad but at the same time hauntingly beautiful poem.

  • Ah thank you so much Jonathan!

    – Fiona Christensen

  • DarKarsean
    DarKarseanalmost 3 years ago

    beautiful, emotional, been there, survived that – makes me appreciate how lucky I am…Tony

  • Ah Tony. Thank you for your dear comment and for sharing your struggle! Really appreciate it much! much love! :)

    – Fiona Christensen