Smallest Wingless

Dear son, we've been waiting for you

Thrilled beside ourselves that you've arrived

White coats came in, heads held low

Talked for a bit, shuffled outside



We closed the curtains,

Held each other,

And cried

We said hello at the same time that we said goodbye.



And smallest wingless, oh you came to us

Leaving as soon as you'd arrived

But sadness is just love wasted

With no heart to place it inside



We closed the curtains,

Held each other,

And cried

We said hello at the same time that we said goodbye.



We closed the curtains

Held on to one another

And cried

We said hello at the same time that we said goodbye.