As I walk through the Valley

of my Shadows and Doubts

I am afraid of evil because

no one’s with me

As I walk through the Castle

Of my Pain and Sadness

I cry alone because

you’re not by me

As I walk through the Battlefield

of my Anger and Madness

I destroy my evils because

you left me

But as I walk through the Memories

of all of my pain

I know you can’t stay by me because

I am your Evils and you Sadness

your Pain and your Madness

your Pain and all of your Doubts

So let me walk through the Valley

of my Shadows and Doubts

Let me fear my evils because

I can see

That even though you’re not here

even though you left me

and even though you’re not by me

It doesn't mean you don’t want to be

-C. Leslie