you told me to fly

you told me to fly, and for you i shall try
for flying was always something i did when i was with you
i landed when that plane landed back here,
far away from you
back in the coddled nest i went
blinded by visions we shared, ones we had
so proud so mighty so fragile i was
tearing myself apart trying to understand anything at all
and now i've fallen out, i'm falling down
down down down
blackness hits and the water falls
fly, you say
fly? i ask
i remember as if it was yesterday
but cowardice has wrapped its wings around me
and defeat calls out from a distance
shall i continue in the throes of misery,
or soar like we did before?

you told me to fly, and for you i shall try.