The Hummingbird

Something to told me to go out to the garage
They had been there before
Frightened, trapped
Sometimes passed to the nether world
This time was different

Wedged between the stairs and the swirled cemeted cinderblock
It beckoned me
Please be alive
Please
I'm here

Immediately my hands felt
Its beating heart
Lighter and tinier
Than I had imagined
You trusted me

I told you I would care for you
As I already had
In my cupped hands
Now
And forever

Resting you on the porch railing
You looked at me
Words didn't matter
We both knew
You were meant to be free

Away you flew
Back
And Forth
Then over my head
You were meant to be free