I Should Not Dare to Leave My Friend
poem 205
I Should Not Dare to Leave My Friend - meaning Summary
Fear of Failing Loyalty
The poem explores the speaker’s anxiety about leaving a beloved friend for fear that absence might cause irrevocable harm: the friend could die, withdraw attention, lose faith, or be broken in a way that reunion could not repair. Repetition intensifies the dread of being too late and of causing irreversible emotional damage. The tone is urgent and remorseful, centering on responsibility, loyalty, and the consequences of delay.
Read Complete AnalysesI should not dare to leave my friend, Because because if he should die While I was gone and I too late Should reach the Heart that wanted me If I should disappoint the eyes That hunted hunted so to see And could not bear to shut until They noticed me they noticed me If I should stab the patient faith So sure I’d come so sure I’d come It listening listening went to sleep Telling my tardy name My Heart would wish it broke before Since breaking then since breaking then Were useless as next morning’s sun Where midnight frosts had lain!
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