answer me

what twist of chance en-fleshed this truth?
your fears, which i once tossed aside,
are now revealed as justified.

and who can measure its narrow depths?
for reasons far beyond your ken,
the gap between is deeper than.

and how can these be reconciled?
two rights can make a wrong, it seems,
if caution keeps what love redeems.

and why do true friends bring you tears?
your loyalty can't be denied,
nor can i fault what you decide.

and when was courage born in me?
by moonlight, or in darker times?
or by my own forgiven crimes?

and where will moonlight lead you now?
reluctantly forsake the dawn,
else wake to find that i am gone.