A step is all it takes
To brush past the winds obstructing your path
Igniting the spark that fuels their rye and cries
Pressure holds, suffocating as tears steam past
Shaky breaths collide in grit and defiance
Aching to be set free, an ache numbed in wait

Ears turned deaf to the ever persistent screams
Eyes glazed past the blood and sweat;agony
Brain broken down in collateral to forget
Begging release, hands turned in unison to hope
For a reason, a chance, a promise
Chained to the stake; a fool's dance was all it was.