Threshold by Anna Waronker
Inside this life
Under it's spell
I close my eyes
And live to tell
The (1)__________ we're dealt (2)________ (3)__________ disappear
Death she grows near
People change
And instantly
I'm not the (4)________ girl
I used to be
I can't (5)__________ all the memories
But I can explain
If you're listening
People change
Not just me
Locked up in silence
A (6)____________ hell
My heart (7)__________ beats
So I bid farewell
The loving hand that saved me
Held too tight
His darkness weighs on me at night
People change
And instantly
I'm not the same girl
I (8)________ to be
I can't erase all the memories
But I can explain
If you're listening
People change
Not (9)________ me
I never asked or wanted to
You stepped (10)____________ my threshold
How could you?
Under it's spell
I close my eyes
And live to tell
The (1)__________ we're dealt (2)________ (3)__________ disappear
Death she grows near
People change
And instantly
I'm not the (4)________ girl
I used to be
I can't (5)__________ all the memories
But I can explain
If you're listening
People change
Not just me
Locked up in silence
A (6)____________ hell
My heart (7)__________ beats
So I bid farewell
The loving hand that saved me
Held too tight
His darkness weighs on me at night
People change
And instantly
I'm not the same girl
I (8)________ to be
I can't erase all the memories
But I can explain
If you're listening
People change
Not (9)________ me
I never asked or wanted to
You stepped (10)____________ my threshold
How could you?
Answers:
(1) hands(2) will(3) never(4) same(5) erase(6) living(7) still(8) used(9) just(10) across