Courage Beneath the Stars

Darkness takes hold of me
Pulls me down through the floor
Til nothing but my soul is left

Tragedy clouds my heart
When it invades all I know
I am powerless
Suffocating
There is nothing I can do to keep
My eyes from fading into shadow

But you
You are different in this night
As your hand gently guides me
Away from the darkness you’ve survived
And I wonder
How can you smile
How can you make me laugh
Strength glows warm in your eyes
I am drawn to them
I wonder how it can be so
When you know what I cannot
When you know what only the stars know


I’ll never have to know this
Courage I’ll never understand
Where you’ve been
So I’ll never have to go