We pulled the sky over us like a blanket

And the stars called your name

Asking you to join them

I held you in my arms, I swear

I have never seen you look so small

You extended your hand upward

Reaching

“my wings are gone,”

You murmured

To them more than I

And those words held the weight of a planet

I kissed your temple and said nothing

You still long for the sky

But I clung to you like a life preserver

Fearing you would drift away

And leave me

I know you feel caged

So I won’t hold you too tight

I’ll try not to break you,

Either of us

(Source: scribbles-and-scratches)