Paralyzed...

As you run to face your misery
And I relive my own
Repeated failure

A blow to my spirit
My soul is tied; immobilized...
As you run to hide

The hurting lingers for you and I
Both fighting forces of do or die
As you cherish your misery
And I relive my own

A friend to you I cannot be
As you refuse my hand and step back from me
Fear me not
I am not the enemy

Your aura... so dark
Your silence... so brutal
Your mission... uncertain
My feelings... futile

In me you cannot confide
Your pain will not subside
As you cherish your misery
And I relive my own

The goodness between us tasted so sweet
Natural normality; a safe retreat
How I longed to live it again...
And there it was for me to breathe

Now before me, here you stand...
A suffocated soul on an island of sand.
I take my last breath to save your fall
Drowning in your silence

Once again, the sorrow I face
How did I get myself back to this place?
As you cherish your misery
And I relive my own.

An eruption of panic I triggered in you
The volcanic storm you have to view
From the depths of your mind
Has left me frozen without a clue

Will you cast me away with some definite verve
Or keep me on ice
This water gets colder the deeper I sink 
Into your silent ocean

Blind to what lies ahead
Hanging on by a thread
Soul and spirit dead
Tomorrow seems so far away

This withdrawal... an unbearable plight
Alone I face the day and night
Looking forward to more of the same
As you run to face your misery
And I relive my own
Repeated failure