The Horizon

Somewhere out there is a world I haven't seen
Somewhere beyond my family lies my dreams
I long to run freely into the beckoning rays
Of a world without guilt, shame, or emotional haze

I wonder if I shake the sugar tree
Would love and acceptance fall down upon me
Would I feel the warm glow of success
Or wear a crumpled, forgotten dress

Could I soar above storm clouds
And climb into the tree's highest boughs?
Could I one day become the queen
Of all the things I've seen?

Before I can dream of these things
I must first mend my broken wings
For an angel cannot fly
When all she's learned is how to cry

Each day a new horizon brings
A chance to dance, a chance to sing
And I will the change embrace
So tears will no longer run down my face