Walk away

I walk away, life is irony itself,
a payback for the past, a consequence without a cause

I walk away, not to run, but to find the strength to go on
I am not what you need and I am not what you want,
you must chase your own personal mirage

do worlds implode when souls collide?
pulled into orbit around the milky way
the soul is purged of its human shell
Dante, I’d gladly dance through all the levels of your hell

life is cruel and time is not a distance we can span
It’s not your fault, a brief moment of distraction and I tripped and fell

should I be grateful that just this once I could feel?
if only the presence of another soul
yet I know not the essence of this sentiment
or if ever I could have felt more

your eyes touch my soul,
so I search for life in others' eyes
but find an empty void

I hope that strength will come from strength,
a strength to feel, yet strength to walk away

as I let go, and you disappear in the distance, I know
I need you more than I ever needed another soul