Surrender

I hear the voice of whispered dreams,
Which echoed long ago
While distant thunder shakes the ground,
The fear within me grows

The voice approaches steadily,
As fires form in Its wake
I turn to flee on legs of stone,
There's no more I can take

The world beneath me opens up,
While struggling...I run
But mournful cries of tortured souls,
Have only just begun

I force myself to continue on,
As terror fills my mind
With fear and hope my only friends,
I pray that I'll survive

With hands of Death that's reached for me,
For all these haunted years
I feel the wounds of loneliness,
As I wipe away the tears

I slowly stop and face the End,
My head held ever high
With peace of mind I reach for Death,
No longer scared to die....