Torment

Walk the path…
Step, then step again.
Never stray, never bend,
Never stopping, never looking;
I know my path, it winds;
It curves, it leads me on;
This is where I want to go;
This is where I must go…

But now I stray;
Now, I turn away;
I walk, walk to the edge,
And the path falls away.
I stand at the edge, not moving;
Not thinking, not dreaming,
Not even feeling.

A step away from all;
A step away from nothing;
This is my chance, this is my dream;
This is moment before the fall.

Give me the chance to dance in the flames;
Beyond fear, beyond doubt, beyond pain;
To surrender to the wild, to the dark; to the fire within;
I’ll take the chance, I’ll take the fall;
As I spiral out into it all.
Let me fall, let me fly;
Let my passions scorch the sky;
I’ll surrender, I’ll give in;
To the darkness waiting within…

But wait…
This is not for me;
I won’t turn, I’ll back away;
I’ll not surrender, not yet;
I’ll return to the path,
Drawn by passion’s chains
And locked in love’s cage;

I’ll return;
I’ll walk the path;
The other way is not for me.
Not yet… not for me…