LIVING IN FEAR OF…

I recently met with another good friend
One with whom we had vowed
That friendship never would end.
But there were twists in my life
That turned the talk to
What was happening at home…
And That, my friend was living in fear of…

He appeared to be scared
When I told him my new job.
He had no idea what it involved,
So he told me you’re fine,
You’re doing a great job.
Then he walked far away
And was busy when called.

But I was worn out
And I needed some help
The hours were long
And sleep was disrupt,
I was always on call,
No respite at all,
And my friend was not there now, ever at all.

Then depression came calling,
And he settled right in,
And nobody noticed
Nobody at all that
I was losing the fight
And my job was at stall.
Nobody helped, no one at all.

I didn’t believe that
I had changed all that much,
But he seemed to think that
I wanted to use him as a crutch.
I wanted no such of a thing,
And I assured him as much,
But he was living in fear of…

How I managed to fight on
I really could not say
And nor right onto this day
I do not have the answer
To the absence of friend
Except that he suffers
From the very fear of…living in fear of…

For the very fear of…
Scares the many away.
They fear they’ll be asked
To do what I do day in and day out
So they assure me I’m doing a good job
And they think that I look well.
But it is not I who is living in fear of…

CREDIT: http://cros.land/2010/10/five-hard-truths-you-need-to-accept/