He is dark and in shadow
Your eyes are blazing with anger
Anger at the voice in your head.
Telling you this is wrong. You ignore it.
You will not listen to me.

The alley is deserted
Rags and rotten trash move
under your feet. The street behind
is cold and I regret your choosing
this causeway for warmth. You
have been placed in my charge, and neither
can protest it, even though I know you wish to.

He is waiting for you to get closer,
out of the light. He is no one,
and he wants to be someone.
I can see his intention. I am warning
you -- go back! leave this place!
Yet you refuse to hear me.

Must you continue this way?
There are other options for you.
You and he are both angry at the world,
But you will both suffer if this ends.
If you would only listen to my words.
I know you can hear me.

Four steps more, and he will spring.
Four steps, and you will discover
what anger means in the real world. Four steps,
and I will be powerless to save you.
Turn your brain on, girl -- you can
survive this. Forget your personal anger and
LISTEN
TO
ME!