Next step can throw us off the bridge
In a leap we can hit a wall
And even the most beautiful ridge
Can end in a treacherous fall

Mistakes are made, but such is life
It's the way we have to live
We often walk on the edge of a knife
And deal with what life will give

A gust of wind can change our direction
We might think we're heading the right way
But in light of our life's imperfection
We have lost a precious day

I thought the little bird was harmless
I thought I could walk on thin ice
But love's precarious harness
Has transformed my laughs into cries

Something I thought was so true and pure
Something that made me feel so secure
Now makes me tremble with fear
It makes me shed more than one painful tear

The next step seemed so easy to make
I didn't know how my life it could break
I didn't anticipate waking the beast
Who took me away from my heavenly bliss

Instead of light there is now a void
Instead of a laugh there is now a sob
Princess's castle is all but destroyed
And in my heart is a painful throb

If I could only turn back the time
A few hours is all I would want
But the deed still remains my crime
And my life is nothing but gaunt

Penned by my hand on the 15th of Chronos, in the year 327 AF.