I learned to Fly
watching you
all the things you do
is why

such beauty
such strength
really made me think

patient,kind
you never seemed to mind
the defects within me
opened my eyes
helped me to see

when I fell
I asked
did you know why
you told me
I was learning to fly

always there
by my side
teaching me to sail
teaching me
how to glide
getting me ready
for the journey
ready for the ride

learning to fly

no rehersels
not taught how to die
love teaches us
how to fly

when you finally make it
and your soaring high
remember the love that
taught you
to fly

thinking of the love
you hold dear
as you soar above the clouds
and into
the atmosphere

no goodbye's when
you have
learned to fly

I think about her
and sigh
she taught me how to
fly

I would have remained grounded
never reaching the sky
but
she taught me
how to fly

2010 HC Holbert