Hummingbird

Flutter —

Unbelievable

Unattainable

My soul

With long-sought wings

You flutter

barely in sight —

delicate and determined

swayed by sugar.

That glimpse of heaven

Tiny, trembling, tenacious

Wings, like an angel’s tears

A temporary traveler —

A sneaking spirit.

A miraculous wisp that seems to —

Flutter,

my cheeky cherub —

my flickering heart —

my fleeting friend.

 

Until

your wings

can lift my soul

again.