Slipping Away
I have walked in the pouring rain
With the teardrops streaming down my face
Because I couldn't let you see me cry.

I have bitten back the pain
When I knew I had to walk away
Because I couldn't say goodbye.

My heart has burned alone in the night
And I can still feel your heart beating
Because I couldn't let you go.

My soul has died a little at a time
Leaving me a shattered shell of myself
Because love is a vampire...
and I'm slipping away...
to you.

By E. Lynn Schuman, 1997