Leaf on the Wind

Author's Note: CONTAINS SPOILERS of a kind. During and and after the events in Serenity, Wash's perspective.

Disclaimer: I don't own Serenity, Firefly or any of the characters, or even the plots. It all belongs to Joss Whedon. I make no profit from this.

Spreading my wings To shelter my friends, I'll bring them safely away.

The star-echo sings, And the black never ends Or gives way to the light of the day.

A leaf on the wind Unhurried and free, In freedom I float through the air.

My wings are unpinned To twist through the breeze And brush away mere earthly cares.

Though I do not fly, And I cannot see, My friends, I still hear your call.

These wings cannot die, This heart always free, I'm a leaf on the wind, and I . . .

Fall.