The Voice Within

You want to turn away
and you know you should.
to walk now and accept the fate
that you've been given.
To retire from the dreams you cling too
but the dying hope, still barely breathing
summons up a whisper
"stay, never turn away
you'll get your chance one day."

Every bone in your body
wants to leave this place
wants to leave them all behind
muscles tensed to run
but once more comes the inaudible cry.
"stay, never turn away
you'll get your chance one day."

You're scared now
it's all coming at you so soon
thrust into the spotlight
to make the decidions you're not ready to make.
You turn to leave, but a cry inside calls out
"stay, never turn away
you'll get your chance one day."

And then you accept
leaving is no option.
Only serving to make you curse
every other damned day
for wasting the chance they might have gave
and so you say,
"stay, never turn away
you'll get your chance one day."

Ricky Glew