I Walk Alone

All my friends leave me behind.

The string that ties them to me is cut

By sickness, accident, violence and war.

I walk alone until another joins the ranks.

Together we live and grow and love

Until the darkness inevitably descends upon them.

Why must I bear this timeless torture?

I long for one who'll walk with me

And never have to leave my side.

She could be the one to set me free.

I don't know if I can take the step

To bind our souls in never ending light.