Stepping Stone

The day fast fades the end draws near our time is fleeting so brief and so dear Over and over I longed for you so the longing unanswered and so I must go I gave you my life you gave me my death in very small portions between every breath You ravaged my heart and invaded my mind an addiction so sweet a torment unkind The truth is masked where your comforts abound and rigor sets in when your pleasures are found So now I must flee for my very life lest you kill me with kindness that cuts like a knife I pray for the darkness for fear I'll be trapped in the lingering glimmer of your charms enrapt My sudden departure is not without tears our dysfunctional union did last many years I'm leaving your world I shall not be back I head for the brightness as you fade to black You once used me and now I'll use you as a hard stepping stone to a life brand new