From within the wall
It was a sultry nightSweat dripping down our faces
We headed out for a night walk
The moon full round lit up the night
The streets were empty
Not a soul around
With the exception of the homeless man
Sleeping in a corner covered with cardboard
Curled up in a fetal position slept
The night lights lit up the stores
Neon lights flashing radiant
The windows pleasantly glimmered
With the beauty of diamond jewelry
A girls best friend or so they say
The neon lights flashed
Out of the corner of my eye caught an image
Our hearts began to beat fast
What is it who is it
We could hear the sound of foot steps following behind
Though frightened kept on walking
The empty sound in the streets left us feeling alone helpless
With no help of our own we continued
The faster we walked the faster the foot steps followed
No police no phone wishing I'd stayed home
We felt so helpless I wanted to run
Looking at each other frighten needed to make a decision
The call for help but no one was around to hear or run
We ran as fast as our legs would carry us
Our legs tired heavy weak still he followed
With a church in sight
We ran for the steps in hopes help was there
The steps seemed miles away
We ran in what seemed like slow motion
Climbing to the top took all the strength we could muster up
Thank God the door was opened
We called for help dark quite no one there
We could hear the foot steps following
We found a closet for shelter
Getting down on our knees we prayed oh God
Please help us help us please
We must not breathe so loud surly he would hear us
My heart pounding out of air
Within the wall I could hear his breath
Silence filled the air as we watched the door knob turning
I thought my heart would drop I felt faint
With nothing to reach for we started to scream
When the door opened he called honey honey
Is that you I was worried about you so I followed
Making sure you were safe
With my heart racing I reached for his arms crying
I was so scared but glad to see your face
Here to take us home
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