Moon Bird

I dreamt I was a little bird

That taught myself to fly

My first attempt I hit the ground

But I refused to cry

I shook it off and flapped my wings

Until I got it right

With nothing left to hold me back

I flew into the night

I realized that gravity

Could not hold on to me

And so I flew towards the moon

Since Earth had set me free

It took a while to reach the moon

It's pretty far from here

And from the moon I saw the Earth

So beautiful and clear

I told the moon about my dreams

That I had left at home

And that it was the only place

Where my true heart could roam

‘You better go before you wake’

Came as the moon's reply

‘And little bird, remember this-

You taught yourself to fly’

When I awoke I smiled at you

Then whispered in your ear,

‘You should fly to the moon

It's not that far from here’