She Flies

Too many, too few
A wiry wing
Out of nowhere she comes
And must face the heat
She shines, bright as gold
Painted in the sun
Dances in the desert
And in the mud
I know it’s all just once
So let me clear my pain
We all have to fall from that branch to fly away
To fly away
Steps taken in the night
A half moon waning
For a memory close to her heart
Does not escape
And so at last
She flies through her sign
Returning to roost
Bags in hand
I know it’s all just once
So let me clear my pain
We all have to fall from that branch to fly away
To fly away
I know it’s all just once
So let me clear my pain
We all have to fall from that branch to fly away
To fly back home
We all have to fall from that branch to fly away
To fly back home