I Won't Stand Alone

by jc'amour

ONESHOT/SONG-FIC: 'Cause I'm a stranger in a strange land. Sitting underneath the shade of a tree, lost in an unknown place...I listen, listen for the familiar song, looking for that oustretched hand.

It's just another morning glory
One more twisted sign of this wild ride
Another chapter in the story
But I can't hide the way I feel inside

Sitting in the shade of this palm tree,
Staring out to the waves that ebb and flow, crashing against the white sand beach
I sigh.
Sounds resonate around me
And all I can do
Is breathe.

'Cause I'm a stranger in a strange land
And I'm a million miles from my home
If I've gotta take my last stand
I won't stand alone

I stare out into the blue skies
That stretch to a place my hands can't reach
I want to grasp the clouds in between my hands
And reach for the escape
An escape from this desolate island

I won't stand alone
I won't stand alone
I won't stand alone
...

I hear them calling for me
Their voices meshing into one echo
One echo that calls for my name
For my name.
For me.

Me...

'Cause I'm a stranger in a strange land
And I'm a million miles from my home
If I've gotta take my last stand
I won't stand alone

Then I hear it
The familiar sound
The notes that I have learned by heart
The melody of a single word
That delves into a soul I am not willing to share

I hear her.

I won't stand alone...

She smiles
And for once
Just this once
I reach out for her hand
Listening to the song she sings
"Jackson..."