WE DIDN'T MAKE IT

I remember the day we flew across the sky
Reaching for air to stop your little cries
Your hand so small in spite of all you tried
You could not enclose my little finger
And oh, were you screaming,
Screaming bloody murder

The fire in your lungs from the frantic flow
Of precious air across the dry young flesh
Lurking in the sacs of your hand sized lungs
All I could do was let you hold on
Was let you hang on to all you could grasp,
Keep telling you I was there,
And pray.
And pray.

And you made it!

Now you see things in a different light
Your parents are stupid
You're the only one that's right
About anything
About everything
About how many ways we dropped your dreams
About how you were second to your older sibling
About how we never really cared for you
About how we made your life so midnight blue
About everything we did that we did wrong
About all but how you were our special song
We didn't make it
We couldn't make it

And now we're screaming
That same bloody murder
Because our special girl thinks we never saw her
Just two frail humans like she's destined to be
When she grows a little more
When she knows a little more
We didn't make it
But we pray
And pray

That you'll see us
Again some day

Before it's too late
To celebrate

And I'll never forget that anxious time
Flying through the midnight sky
With your little fingers
Clasping desperately 'round
Little finger of my great big hand
I was praying
Hoping you'd be staying
For a little while

We may not make it
To that day
But I just want you to know
We both still love you
Anyway…

No matter what else in life
I failed to do for you

I was praying.

And you made it!

Jkk 11-8-2012