Temptations

he opens up his window
and leans into night
there's something calling, something calling him
out into the shadows,
tugging at his life
with an empty promise to break his fall tonight

he's no less happy here
than he would be at the bottom
and he knows it, so he's frozen
holding fast to fear
'cause that's all that life has taught him
but now he's slowly turning toward release.

and it's always
been his dream
to fly
to spread out
his broken wings
and leave it all behind.