so dark and gray
of childhood joy
and childhood pain
Dark forces flowing through
sweeping you up
Carrying you away
A hurtful word
A blinding Pain

The Darkman cometh
Thru the door
reaching out to me
Whispering words said to me of love
Causing nothing but pain
Touching, probing,
demanding submittion

Heart beating fast
Blood running cold
fear fills my soul
If the Darkman leaves
Totally unapeased
What will he do
What will he say
To those people
only a few doors away
Angry words, fearful crys
laying here wishing to die

Sleep comes
Nightmares arise
Of standing in the pits of Hell
Satan demands a sacrifice
To save the family
One must submit
Walk across the pit
flames leaping up and surrounding
a small foot bridge
that i must cross
to save the mother
to save the brother
to sacrifice myself
for them

Morning comes and i awake
still in Hell
sacrificing myself
to try and save them
from the pain
the Darkman causeth

To church I go to
kneel and pray
To a God that
Doesn't seem to hear
Crys of fear
Crys of pain
Of a child in
a living Hell

So I rise and walk away
turning head and heart
from church and god
trying to find another way
Mother has left the Darkman
But he still lingers near
Until death finally claimes him
To little, To late

I wish God would have heard
I wish God would have acted
Before so much fear
Before so much pain
Before so much anger
Had filled this small soul
Carrying it away

Until one came along
full of love
full of understanding
Bringing hope
Bringing joy

To overcome the fear
To overcome the pain
To overcome the anger
Returning a soul
Long thought lost
Now filled with love
For the man
Who opened my eyes
Who opened my heart
Thank you
Husband of mine
Honeychild
2-12-98