I’ve learned I had a friend in fear
A trusted old companion
For in the darkest night of tears
It was my heart’s medallion
It clung to me in loneliness
In glory, loss, and hate
Embraced me with its illness
And told me it was fate
It whispered gentle promises
Pledged loyalty till death
And even after the ellipsis
It vowed to find its breath
long after love forsook me
And joy betrayed my soul
Fear joined me faithfully
And my forlornness stole
Viktoriya Neverov-Krstic