too much

My mama said, “life goes on,”
And I nodded and spread out my wings
So I left the nest, her only son
Do birds only leave in the spring?
I fell from the sky, a bullet of blue
Shot from the mouth of a gun, that’s where you
Found your old pride, oh she didn’t hide
The lovers we thought we knew

I think it’s best,
To lay them to rest
They won’t rise now, they’re dead
Like the sun in the west
But nature surrendered,
As winter defended
Its one only choice
To turn the men back into boys

Oceans between us,
Oh, you should have seen us
Ignoring the islands she grew
From seeds made from friendship,
She said it, she meant it
“I only want the best for you”