Taking Flight

 

It took so long for me to fly

So long to find these wings

Bound to my own failures

And shackled by those rings

The caged bird sings a lonely tune

That no one hears at night

Dreaming of a sunlit sky

And flying to the light

They sold me limitations

That were never meant for me

Afraid I might find freedom

And all that I could be

Then, one day it was opened

An unattended door

And I attempted my first flight

In search of something more

But I found freedom in a heart

That kept me safe and warm

Nesting here and holding you

Inside my loving arms

 

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My Someone

Nothing I had known before

Prepared me for her heart

And I'd never known the kindness

That she showed me from the start

No one lights a fire in me

Like when I feel her touch

When the world seems cold and lonely

I need that flame so much

No eyes ever looked in mine

And made me feel this way

I'm rarely at a loss for words

But I find it hard to say

How much this woman means to me

How much she's changed my life

My one true grand companion

My lover and my wife

So many years I stumbled down

A path that led nowhere

So many days spent searching for

Someone who really cares

But no one ever matched the dreams

Of the Angel in my head

Thinking she could not be real

And settling instead

Until I met my someone

And I found a love so new

Waking up to more than any

Dream that could come true

For there is no one like my someone

No other smiling face

Could light my world of darkness

Now no one can take her place

So, I will spend my days with her

As long as I shall live

Because no one else could ever match

The love my someone gives

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