" Will you run away with me? This world is terrible. The air we breathe is poisoned. The people we are around disagree with us. We are strangers in their land, an unwanted virus.

"Will you be by my side? Each footstep we take brings us closer to escaping from here. Our breath will flow as one as we run. The wind will try to push us back, but we will thrust our bodies forward in order to escape.

" Will you hold my hand as we run? We will never part no matter how unleveled the ground is. Our fingers entwined like a wool sweater that will never rip. Our energy will channel between our palms, giving off the feeling that we are one whole being.

" Will you enter into my world without a second thought? My world is small, but without a negative void or harmful wind that strikes our soul. My paradise is limited, but room for growth and loving support. It will just be the two of us, no one else.

" Will you run away with me? Will you leave this world and come into mine? Will you be there with me through mud and water? Will you comfort me as I comfort you? Will you join me on a vast journey that will someday end where we will finally be together in peace and harmony? "

Run Away With Me © 2008 Alex Cockburn