Fear not the pain that none can see

Fear not the day as it slowly twists and turns 

Fear not the gaze of strangers who look at me

And fear not the hurt that burns 

Fear not the body that falls and aches

Fear not the life that recedes 

Fear not the time that drains like sand 

And fear not each hourly needs. 

Fate has written a different song that I must sing until the end 

And when that song us finally sung, I fear not what will not mend. 

Time is a precious gift given to those with bodies that are free 

But time can be an endless void 

For those with lives like me.