Give Me A Hand

Take a walk with me, would you please?
A short one as far as I can tell.
Just walk me to the gate of memory's lane
and leave me there.
I don't want to tread fast, or far...
Remind me I'm real.
That unaware was real
not reality.
That I've had a past.
That what my mind recalls
actually happened
once upon a time.
I'm not asking for very much,
understand,
I can't do it alone.
I just need a hand
to hold mine tight
in that moment when
darkness falls and I want
to turn back.
Don't say a word,
just keep me walking.
Don't whisper anything sweet,
just keep me walking.
Don't kiss my hand or cheek,
just keep me walking.
You can't follow me past there,
it's my own way to go.
Just give me a hand.