I dance alone in the shadows br br My feet barely touching the ground br br Walzing through the night br br Lightly thinking, lightly stepping, br br Hardley breathing at all. br br My heart beat echos through the darkness br br Singing with the beat br br tarrump tarrump tarrump br br My eyes glisten as i hear a voice br br perhaps one that has come to save me from my lonliness. br br It draws nearer by the second br br yet with each passing breath it sounds farther away br br Have you come to dance with me? br br Or have you brought with you some light? br br my home is in the darkness. br br in the shadows of the night. br br My tears have become my blanket br br they keep me safe and warm. br br the thunder, my companion br br my friend the cold winter storm. br br This is the world i live in. br br do not judge me for what i am br br Once strong and proud and hopeful. br br now weak and worthless and damned. br br my mirror of truth is broken br br i once saw a healthy face br br now cracked and scarred and starven br br ugly with discrace. br br so if, you, voice have come to save me br br there is one thing that i must warn br br the task you take is not easy: br br Save my life, no matter how tattered, broken, or worn. br br And you shall be my savior...br br Katherine H.