AJ

ONLY GIRL WHO COULD FLY

When we first met it was all over

And I was too scared to try,

To cheer me up you told me a secret

You said you were the only girl in the world who could fly

We went around looking for happy faces

And I always wondered if they ever cried

You said their eyes have gone to heaven

All they have now is the sense of sight

On Sunday morning you woke me up early

Said you had some business with the world

You wanted to see if the birds are still singing

Or did they all give up on earth

I always wondered what made you so happy and

Why everyone else got so mind-fucked

Then I remembered what you once told me

You were the only girl who could fly

Last November it was raining

I felt it was strange but didn’t bother why

I think I knew you sometime December

And I forgot to ask you why!

You look at a blank paper like it is a painting

Of two people who look happy to be alive

I wish I had the life left in me

But then all my tears have run dry

There was something about the mornings

You believed that you could read the skies

Like they told you the night will wash over

And they’ve been fixing this problem since the beginning of time.

Why stray dogs are always so afraid

And why crows always steal and fly

But somehow the man walking home from work

Will always forget the flowers for his wife

I wondered what made you so happy and

Why everyone was so mind-fucked

Then I remember what you once told me

You were the only girl who could fly

Surprisingly I feel you’ve changed

And now you like listening to blues

And Mr. Bright-eyes as I reckon is yet to get the credit of his dues

Sometimes I miss you more when I’m with you

Sometimes I think that I must be wrong

May be the girl just needs a reminder!

All the birds in the morning still sing along

He remembers to pick up the flowers today

For no particular reason on Friday eve

And the stray dogs had a feast with all the leftovers

Even the crows were all full till the morning breeze

The sun rose above a cloud-less dawn

As she conquered the entire east

All I have to do is kiss your forehead

And you know there can be nothing we missed

Now I know this secret you don’t

You are the only girl who could fly.

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Posted on February 4, 2013
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AJ

ONLY GIRL WHO COULD FLY