The day I looked into your eyes
And saw my own reflection
I turned around and bolted in
The opposite direction.
Panicked, dazed, I ran like hell
Did not know what to do.
Like in a dream, my legs of lead
Kept leading back to you.
Alarms let loose inside my head
The power shorted out
My generator came online
Before all faded out.
A tornado swept across my brain
My mind twisted in the fray
A path emerged engulfed by flames
I turned the other way.
I wandered down the narrow streets
My mind had mapped for me.
Freedom, Spirit, Strength, Desire
Were nowhere to be seen.
Caution Street loomed up ahead
Where worry intersected
Emotion Street was all blocked off
No repair date was projected.
The streets seemed an endless maze
But they all led to one dead end
A flashing warning sign
Said the unknown was ’round the bend.
Just past that sign, again emerged
That fiery passageway
I didn’t want to take it
Yet, I couldn’t look away.
Staring down the scary path
I glimpsed into our lives
The time we’d spend, the love we’d share
Reflected in your eyes.
The vision made me shiver
It was more than I could stand.
I wouldn’t let you in because
You weren’t in my plan.
I donned my hat and then my shades
And turned to face the night
In the arms of cold and darkness
I would find a place to hide.
