If you wish

Unfurl your wings
if you wish
I'll be waiting
painting the sun
as you taught me
upon the swirling clouds
beneath a winding sky

Smile at me
if you wish
I'll be watching
from far away
but close enough
to reach you with my hands
and feel your hair again

Talk to me
if you wish
I'll be listening
the things you say
the way you speak
rejoicing in your laugh
and talking back

Walk with me
if you wish
I'll be drifting
as I always do
besides the road
and following you
if you wish

Unfurl your wings, then
if you wish
I'll learn from you
all you want to teach
then we'll part
and you will gift the sky
with a new star
and I will know
where to fly.

If you wish.