She stepped out of the game
She never wanted to play
She cut all her losses
And just like that, she walked away

She stopped walking the tightrope
With no safety net for a fall
She climbed down the ladder
She stepped away from it all

She stopped showing her hand 
She laid down her cards 
Stepped away from the table 
There was nothing left to draw

And so, she walked away
From it all
From wandering eyes to blind to see her
From hands that had no idea how to hold her
She stopped climbing the hill
She stopped pushing the boulder 
She never glanced back
Not even over her shoulder 

She stepped out of the game
That’s when she was free 
She let go of it all
And could once again breathe