Exodus

We all must leave our homes one day
Like birds, we must fly out of the nest
We all must be let out of our cages sometime
A rebirth from the cocoon in which we lived
Circumstances will change and life will differ
The world will reveal itself in all its glory
Be careful, my child, for the world is bitter
Nobody experiences life within the same story
Some might be similar, that's true
And yet we differ in the smallest minute details
Finding ourselves constantly lost within the battle within
Finding ourselves derailed by the change which came through the winds
It is an exodus, on which embark upon, we all must
Though the distance that we go will change
We all still must breathe in the dust
The atmosphere itself will fill our lungs
The world will become the truth
In our most naked form as we emerge from the cocoon
We must learn to fly, and quickly
For our previous nest is no more
We must toil with our wings
Lest we fall
Down into the depths below
Where we know not how to survive
We're not made for that kind of life
The bickering, begging, and constant struggle
To stay on the run from predators of all kinds
My cocoon is breaking, slowly
I can see the world beyond
I am making all the plans that I can
But I know that none will work
If not there by the grace of God
My hobbies are dispersed
My interests are less and less
All the progress I've made
I feel like I stagnated
Been the case for a while
Before the winds of change came along
And knocked me flat
Standing up
I found myself in a new house
Am I supposed to call this a home?
I can't sleep all that well
The food doesn't taste as good
The walls feel thin and small
Even the waterworks are crude
I stare upon the future with cold, misty eyes
Hoping that I'll learn more as I live
I've recently learned to live for life, and not just to survive
But I know not what will become of me near the end
The strength of character required to maintain flight
I don't believe I possess
But I refuse to hitch a ride
On the back of those whom I deem to be my family&friends
In my exodus from the place in which I always sought asylum
To this new place I must make into a home
I found myself ever so lost
A desire to burn all that I've once known
A chance to start anew
But the fear that grips at my soul
Prevents me from finding growth in what I do
I wish my circumstances would get better on their own
But that's just a fantasy in which I live
For I know for a fact that could never be the case
But still
It brings a strange peace to my heart
Knowing that no matter how many times I fall
There'll always be somewhere for a new start
I bid my thoughts valē for now
Until we meet again
I pray for the lost souls I see
On the roads ahead
I pray we all are set free from our cocoons
But I pray we all find respite in our exodus from home
I pray we'll all recover from the wounds that cut deep
About which we refuse to talk
I pray we'll all build a comfortable place to rest
In the end of it all
I pray that in the struggle to build a promising future; a life
We don't lose that which makes us whole
I pray that we don't get lost within the constant noise of the world
And we maintain our delicate, beautiful, childishly whimsical souls