You can fly away if you wish, you can take to the air and let...

You can fly away if you wish, you can take to the air and let others hear the sounds of your wingbeats. You can leap off into the last unknown, lend your scream to the symphony of us all, but know this, and know it well before you go: we will miss you more than you can understand, and we need you more than we can say. You are thread in the seams that hold us together, you are the glue we took for granted. Stay here with us, stay and teach us the strength in our wings, teach us the grace of endurance.