Flight of a Lark

They say if you love something

You should set it free, let it go

And if it happens to come back to you

Then its truly and forever yours.

But whatever could happen

When it was never yours

But you're too scared to let it go?

When you envy the sky itself

For being able to embrace the lark

You become green and hideous

A monster that only wishes to consume

Destined to burn down the world

Fated to be the death

of the lark that you love

Fly away lark, fly away

Don't let my claws near you

The scars I leave are too hideous

The wounds I inflict fester and burn

Fly away, fly away

The dark is my home

While your place is in the sun

Promise me someday

When I'm not so green

When Envy isn't my name anymore

When I can endure the morning sun

Fly back to me, fly home

Just so I can hear you sing again

Just so I may watch you fly

Reviews

[GamingGal]

Pros: Oh my, I love this take on that little saying. I'd never heard it till a month or so ago, and part of it upset me because I knew if I let go of who I was holding onto, I'd lose them. But you're poem....it addresses the way I felt! Sure, I had no choice but to let them go, but still.....this poem is powerful.

Cons: None.

Overall: I am adding this to my favorites.

[CompellingComposer]

Since you reviewed something of mine, I decided to review something of yours in return. This is a gorgeous piece with wonderful mental images. The words flow together nicely. Excellent work.

[Lilly]

I find this quite beautiful. You have painted some lovely images. I really like the third and fourth stanzas - especially the lines "When you envy the sky itself
For being able to embrace the lark..." and "The scars I leave are too hideous
The wounds I inflict fester and burn..."

Great work.

[Mary]

i really liked this, it is so relatable! it was powerful and got your point across:) it is now one of my favorites!