My Dark Friend

 

 

My Dark Friend


She lurks behind my existence,
Haunts me with piercing persistence.
As I walk through this lonely lane
Dressed in a cloak she comes again.
Omnipresent she's in the day.
When darkness comes, she drifts away.

Niloufar Behrooz

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Niloufar Behrooz is lecturer in English Literature at the University of Isfahan, Iran. Her work has appeared in Raintown Review, Classical Poets Society, Lighten Up Online, Parody, Loch Raven Review, Literary Hatchet, Litro, World Haiku Review and elsewhere. You can find her on Instagram @niloufarbehrooz