Loyalty

He stayed.
Even after all those years.
All those losses.
Losses by a mere child.
An orphan at that.
He stayed by your side.
He stayed loyal.
Even when you were degraded to mere theft.
He stayed.

You were as different as can be.
And yet you are still together.
Through the paranoia and the fear.
The hate and the lies.
The betrayal and the manipulation.

Now, as he dies you feel alone.
You don't know what to do.
You try to forget but know you never will.
When all is dark and you are alone
You break down.
You would never admit it.
Not to him
Not to anyone
But he was your best and only friend.