Hummingbird

What a tangled web we weave

 Practicing to deceive

All the things they used to say

And yet I did it anyway

A stitch in time saves nine

I thought I would be fine

Was it all a mistake?

So many lies, and yet

As it flies

So fragile, so small

So bold, so swift

My heart goes out

To the hummingbird.

Child, reach for the stars

I’ll never be as tall

To grasp the morning star

When it isn’t visible

The smog, the cloud cover

As your endless hate hovers

Over me, so brave 

Yet so clueless

Was it all a mistake?

So many lies, and yet

As it flies

So fragile, so small

So bold, so swift

My heart goes out

To the hummingbird.

Now you’re finally gone

The clouds release the dawn

But you could have been my friend

When did it all end?

There’s a whole new crew

And no-one is like you

I know that’s for the good

Now I’ll do what I should

Was it all a mistake?

So many lies, and yet

As it flies

So fragile, so small

So bold, so swift

My heart goes out

To the hummingbird.

You are the snake I left behind

At the place where my mind

Was outweighed by your sweet venom

That I mistook for heaven

If I were the hummingbird

Would I fly backwards down the stream of time?

Would I start over before you?

I will never know.

But this I do know:

It was destiny.

A mistake, but one we both learned from.

So many lies, and yet

Whose fault was it?

Mine, for keeping a secret for too long.

Yours, for telling them

I trusted you.

And may your fangs be forever chipped

Since you learned:

You cannot capture me

Because my heart is always

A hummingbird.