No, I cannot

I am trying to awaken

From my own nightmares.

No, I cannot

Join you in your nightmare

And pretend to be horrified.

I am trying to claw myself out

Of the ditch I have been trapped in.

No, I cannot

Join you in your ditch

And wallow along with you.

I am a bird

Trying to break out of my shell

And fly into the sunset.

No, I cannot

Join you in you shell

Cowering in fear.

You can fly with me.

Leave the nest behind

And fly into the sunset.

No, I cannot

Carry an unhatched egg

On my new wings.