I was a tiny bird afraid to fly
You were the kindest, warmest breeze
Carrying me into the sky
With remarkable ease.
You took me to heights I never knew
Showed me sights I had never seen
You told me my hopes and aspirations
need not be locked in gilded cages
and I should set them free.

The truth is;
I spent my life locked in a cage
of my own making
It was you who set me free.

Unable to stretch my wings
I heard the birds outside my cage
Singing about how it's a wonderful world
And I squawked with impotent rage.

It was you
who broke open my cage
and took me into your gentle hands.
It was you
who made me believe
I could fly if I just took the chance.
It was you
who showed me the love
I had never learned to show myself.
It was you
who gave me the greatest of gifts;
the opportunity to love you in return.

Now the sky is black and the night is cold
And the distance unfathomably wide
But I realise that I will never fly alone
You are always by my side.

So let us take flight again.