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The Real Meaning of Flight
Carried up high towards the sky
I want to fly.
Because if I was a bird
I’d spread my wings
and never cry.
up, up, up
towards the sun
and sail above the clouds
up here, I’m the only one.
the ground far below me now,
I don’t hear a peep,
and the thoughts in my head
that I try to keep hidden
are suddenly put to sleep.
The day’s been spent running,
and my legs are sore,
and my heart grows heavy,
so I fly towards the shore.
The waves pound and crash
the tide is high
the salty air fills my lungs,
but up here, I stay dry.
Once again, I move on
and fly to the city.
The streets are crowded and loud
but the glowing lights are oh, so pretty.
Then the sun goes down behind me
and down to the ground I fall,
and I’m reminded that I’m held here by gravity,
Down here,
I am small.
but I feel the grass
and the dirt underneath my feet,
and I think to myself
Why am I always so easily beat?
In life, we crash
and fall like the tide,
but that’s the good part of life,
We hold on for the ride.
Before we know it
up again we rise,
towards the goal, that dream we yearn for
and so I pick my head up
and I look to the skies.
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