A Ladder With A Million Rungs.

The silence weighed heavy

As she gathered her things

I was motionless

Like a puppet with severed strings,

Her new love was waiting

Parked by the street sign

Losing her has left me

With my steepest climb

I’m on a ladder with a million rungs

Climbing to break free

Trying to rise above

Her spell on me,

She captured my heart

And stole the breath from my lungs

But she left me stranded

On a ladder with a million rungs.

I stood by the window

Watching them drive away

Trembling and weeping

Wishing I’d begged her to stay,

But her cold conviction

Froze the blood in my veins

My precious memories

Are now bitter stains.

Bridge

I can’t hide my despair

The news is all over town

When friends ask how I’m doing

I say

Two steps up and one step down

I’m on a ladder with a million rungs

Climbing to break free

Trying to rise above

Her spell on me,

She captured my heart

And stole the breath from my lungs

But she left me stranded

On a ladder with a million rungs.