One More Step

For you,

I am willing to take that one step,

Across the dredges of darkness,

The place of shadows that always haunts you,

The ghostly screams that whisper by your fragile ears,

I want to reach out to you,

I will experience all this hurt, all these nightmares, all this pain,

Just to take it all away from you...

And so I leap,

Scared out of my mind,

But blinded by my love for you,

My need to protect you,

But you're gone the moment I arrive,

Your cries echo through my mind,

The tears in your piercing eyes haunt me even when I close my eyes,

'Why did you leave me?'

'Just when I took that step.'

'It was all for you,'

'I did this all for you,'

'I stepped on this haunted path all for you,'

'But you strayed,'

'Away from me,'

And no matter how much I call out,

How afraid I may be,

I am still alone,

Anchored on this path because of you,

Because I did this all for you,

All for you.

Yet I still don't regret

Taking that one more step...

~Mariya