Flightless Sparrow

“Dedicated to all of those who are lost and alone. To those trying to fly with unrealized handicaps; may your healing come. To the ones who are trying to be something you’re not, may you find your identity in the Only One who can teach you to fly…” ~ Janina



Silent cries, will anyone hear? Heart wrenching sobs, does anyone care?

She feels like a bird without a mama,
Never learned to fly an’ now she’s tryin’ out her wings alone

Failure after failure; each fall’s a little harder
She wonders what she’s doin’ wrong

Will someone stop and tell her, or will they all keep passin’ by
With their cold stares and heartless judgments…

Flightless sparrow
Flightless sparrow
Wonderin’ what you’re here for…

Flightless sparrow
Flightless sparrow
Wonderin’ if you’ll be here tomorrow…

Now she’s alone and she’s thinkin’,
Maybe the peak she’s tryin’ to fly to is just too steep…
Or maybe she’s settin’ goals she just can’t hope to keep

She’s thinkin’ ‘bout how it’d be to fly, even for a short spell
To feel the wind sharp and strong against her face,
And under wings, lifting her high above earth’s hardened ground…
If only she knew how!

Awaking from dreamy contemplation
She rubs the bruises on her arms and belly—drawing her sharply back to reality

A Stranger brushes past
Seeing her dejected state, compassion fills His heart…
And as He turns He gently says,
“It’s always hard to fly with broken wings…”

Rising into His warm embrace, relief fills her heart...
She’d always known something just wasn’t right
And now she knows—healing needs to come before you truly fly!
Until now, she never had anyone to tell her everything would be ok
And it was good that at least she’d tried….
Now she’s healing, and she knows she’ll reach that lofty height...

Written By: Janina Rene’ Tunnell, April 15, 2000