Shall we dance? He did ask
When he appeared in the night
As she looked in his eyes
They did give her such fright

Dark like jet his eyes were
His face sharp and shrill
When he reached for her arm
Up her spine ran a chill

We shall dance. He did say
As he reached for her hand
I’d rather not, she replied
Tho she knew his command

Pulled up from her chair
Into his arms she did find
That she had no control
Like a child in a bind

His hand stroked her face
And the demons awoke
As he pulled her too close
She felt as if she would choke

First a hand on her body
As she watched it did swell
Then a hand on her heart
Which immediately fell

Like a flash came the fear
Hopelessness and remorse
Loneliness and despair
Came upon her with force

Her feet were like lead
Her heart ached with such weight
But she knew she was caught
That there was no escape

She’d have to pray
While she danced this long dance
She’d be whole at the end
To give life one more chance

For her partner she knew
He’d come for her before
Neither first time nor last
That they’d crossed this vast floor

Depression he’s called
The chemical kind
He’s been the master of her
All her life time to time

She knows he will leave
And the dance will be through
Until the next time he comes
calling out of the blue

So she goes through the motions
Trying with all her might
To keep her eyes focused
On the one who’s her light

Some day it’ll be over
The dance will happen no more
A brighter day will soon dawn
When she walks through God’s door

Until then she survives
With life’s hope on a wing
The dance it will end
And some day she will sing