(!) To You My Friend Poem by Alice Cuenca

...because a stone is glowing
where your heart is carved,
I can outlive the storm in
the alley of darkness

'a stone true to itself
as i am true to you'

I traveled through the rugged
terrain of my innermost being.

Stumbled down the steep hill
of my conscience.

But the heat of judging eyes,
I cannot be seared

In this battlefield, I am left
unwounded...
because of you, I survived death.

Because of you, I shall overcome.