As a Bird

As a bird She flies away With the setting sun Brave and radiant With a burning soul And determined heart She soars far above Any distress that could reach her Brave enough to face the future Full of all its uncertainity Strong enough to abandon All the remnants of her scarred past Never looking back, only carrying lessons No pain to burden her Holding her heart from flying free Flying in perfect unity with the sun and sky The moon and stars And all the wonders of the night When storms rage in, still she flies But she flies far away from here For she is afraid Afraid of those around her With their capabilities To lie and cheat To capture her And forever cage her Another sorrowful song bird To take her wings And break her heart Her sould strong, but worn Her heart brave, but delicate Enwrapped in a cage itself Inhabitant of darkness And cold, iron bars Just so it can go on beating whole Flying forever to escape the fate Inevitable to her identity A heart meant to love Stolen by callous demons Morphing to cold and hate Let her fly Leave her to feel as if she is Brave and beautiful and strong And she may be But never will she truly be Until the day comes That she finally stays