Birds Fly Away

I’m sitting on my stoop
Just thinking about the friends I used to know
Summers we spent outside
Slapping time on our thighs
Smiling at the boys walk by
But then a breeze begins to blow
And I know it’s time to go inside
But wait
Birds fly away
They seek shelter
Trees stand strong
They don’t falter
I’m walking down the street
The people I pass, we nod our heads and go
Shuffle our feet away
Never more than hello
One more we let slip by
But like a photograph I took
One of many in a book I lost
To time
Don’t fade away
Turn 'round
Stay for the day
In my town
Birds fly away
They seek shelter
Trees stand strong
They don’t falte