be not afraid

Philosophical meditation on mortality and living, abstractly addressed to unnamed figure.

Only three lines; extremely sparse with single dominant idea about death/life tension.

Mixed: existential concern tempered by reassurance in final line's compassionate address.

Measured, contemplative pacing with imperative final line providing slight dynamic shift.

Micro poem: exactly 3 lines, well below 6-line threshold.

Rich metaphorical language: 'prince of rue,' personified death, symbolic 'child' address.

Primarily lyric with apostrophic address creating slight dramatic tensioning.