Let Me Lift Your Wings

I’ll give you these words to make you fly,
shielding you from the sun when you take to the sky
so that you don’t soar too close and fall to the sea
in a ball of flames– in a broken heap.
Let them mend your imperfections when you’ve just had enough.
Let them suffice for the tortuous absence of touch.
They’re merely letters on a page, but they’re a part of me.
Let me give you something, darling, to lift you to your dreams.