Tiny Thunder

Theme song for the short story "A Small Speech by the Window" at the end of "English Communication I Made Clear A Gentle Guide to Reading, Listening, and Expressing Your Ideas" I kept a little light Hidden in my sleeve Too shy to call it fire Too small to let it leave Morning on the window Blue across my face I was counting every heartbeat Like it might run away Everybody seemed like weather Moving sure and loud I was just a quiet signal Lost inside the crowd Then a sound I almost missed Landed softly in my hand One bright piece of a sentence Like a footprint in the sand I do not need the whole sky To know the dawn is near One note can start a sunrise One breath can cut through fear Tiny thunder in my chest Little spark I cannot hide Even if my voice is shaking It is learning how to rise Tiny thunder, wake the room Turn my whisper into flame I do not need to be fearless Just brave enough to say I am here I am here I am here In my own small way I used to chase perfection Till my words forgot to move Kept my dreams in folded paper Like they had something to prove But the world is not a courtroom And a mistake is not a wall Every stumble has a doorway Every silence has a call So I gathered little echoes From the corners of the day Put them gently in my pocket Till they showed me what to say I do not need a loud heart To make the moment clear One line can cross the distance One truth can draw you near Tiny thunder in my chest Little spark I cannot hide Even if my voice is shaking It is learning how to rise Tiny thunder, wake the room Turn my whisper into flame I do not need to be fearless Just brave enough to say I am here I am here I am here In my own small way If I lose the road I will make a smaller one Step by step Underneath a patient sun If the words fall down I will lift them one by one Not a storm Just a heartbeat learning drums Tiny thunder in my chest Little spark I cannot hide Every quiet try is golden Every breath becomes a guide Tiny thunder, light the room Let my shadow find its name I do not need to be flawless Just honest in the flame I am here I am here I am here In my own small way A little sound A little light A tiny thunder Through the night