My Heart Cries

From the clear blue sky above
A shadow passes over me
And as I hear the Eagle's lonely cry
My heart echoes that loneliness
My mind fills with memories
And my heart cries

I remember those early days
...of happiness and closeness
...of laughter and sharing
...of affection and loving
...of that peacefulness and calm
And all that is lost to me now.

I look up at those wide wings
Silhouetted against the warm, bright sun
And watch as he climbs the heights and soars
Higher and higher...away from me
I wish I could follow
fly high...
away from this place
That holds only pain and loneliness
With no one..
And nowhere else
To turn to anymore

I close my eyes
And bow my head in despair
As I remember...I can't forget it!
That other name that I hold so dear
Wapikehew - White Eagle
And my heart crys.

Like his namesake, he was proud and strong
His prescence would make my heart and body soar
As if, it too, had wings to fly.

But like the Eagle above me
He could not be held
And he had flown
away from me
And my heart cries.

by iskwesis
posted on 12/29/2007