Take to the Sky

Monique Leilani
Jul 10, 2017 · 2 min read

I’m breaking free, there’s no turning back

I have everything I need, there is nothing I lack

I think I’m all set and ready to go

Started planning my escape a long time ago

Once I’m free from this cage that has no bars

I can fly, I can soar, I can on mars

How sweet will my freedom be?

To live, love, laugh, and just be me

I stretched my wings to give them a test

Should I pick a day I’m feeling my best?

Because looking over the edge all I can see

Nothing but rocks and a foamy sea

Wait…if my wings don’t work, what will become of me?

Hey! When breaking free there’s no thinking like that

Doubt and fear will steal your joy like a rat

Know that the first flight is always be the scariest

And the distance one must travel, it’s also the wariest

I’m breaking free there’s no keeping me here

I’m running late there’s no time to spare

See they are waiting for me to shine my light

I’ll sing and dance with all my might

So must flap and flap if I want to rise

No weapon formed against me shall be my demise

Armed with nothing but my hopes and a dreams

But standing behind me there’s a team

Of Ancestors and loved ones from long ago

With them nothing that can defeat me, not even a ‘no’

So, I’m breaking free and today is the day

Whether its right or wrong time can only say

But this is my life and I only get one chance

And if today’s my last day, then I might as well dance