Waltz Alone

Written September 7, 2010

Tapping into reserves

Of emotion yet unleashed

My pen sets out

On its solitary tale

The laughter in the wings

The screams from last night

Resound in my head

As I stare into

The unforgiving glare

Some things lurk in the shadow

Others prowl the daylight hours

But if my dreams

Are anything to go by

I'd rather walk the shadows by myself

Than turn around

And face the heat

So I'm dancing by myself

Swaying with the crowd

Wishing for the hands

That should come and hold me close

I'm walking down

This road again

As my shadow holds my hand

Tonight I wish

On a wishing star

And try to hide the pain

Some things can't be hurried

There's no point to running

But the tiny ray of Hope

That keeps me going

Shines like the star

In the Northern Quarter

In a velvet sky

From long ago

And every time I round a corner

I remind myself to smile

For who knows but that it's you

That waits around the bend