Sparrow

I wrote this poem about 12 years ago. It is included at the end of my short story, Shattering Inside (in the Kindle edition...not a part of the actual story, just bonus material). It's actually a song. So when I read it, I always hear the melody in my mind. I call it a poem, but I don't really know much about poetry. I don't know much about structure or meter. Anyway, this is a snapshot of my heart. That is how I see it. I hope you like.

Sparrow
by Lisa Seigrist Ahne

Sometimes I feel a void deep within me.
I search to find this thing
Missing in my heart.
Still you walk
You walk beside me.
You never seem to mind
That I'm wishing on a star.

Take my hand
Whisper softer
Can't you see
The restlessness in me?

I'm beautiful
So you tell me.
I have a right to go on singing if I want.
I'm a handful
When you hold me.
But I never fly away when you don't.

I know you fight
To understand me.
You never know
Just what to expect.
There are fears
Locked inside me.
Will I ever be
A woman I respect?

Take my hand.
Hold me tighter.
You can soothe
The restlessness in me.

I'm beautiful
So you tell me.
I have a right to go on dancing if I want.
I'm a handful
When you hold me.
But I never fly away when you don't.

Peace and joy
Love and laughter
At night I thirst for more.
I still believe in happy ever after.
It's all I'm thirsting for.

I'm beautiful
So you tell me.
I have a right to go on living if I want.
I'm a handful
When you hold me.
But I never fly away when you don't.

I won't fly away if you won't.