What did they take from you?

Has your talent vanished?
Has your passion burned out?
Has your will crumbled?
Has the future you envisioned faded to black,
While it was yet just out of reach?

What did they take from you?

I can’t answer on your behalf,
Neither can I sympathize.
Not to sound insensitive,
But to my fortune,
I’ve never been down that path.
But I can ask,

“What did they take from you?”

And listen to your story,
While I sit relieved it wasn’t me.
But, seemingly discontent with my contentment,
A certain jealousy gnaws at my psyche,
Because you’ve gained something,
That’s been withheld from me,
A new depth of life,
A new way to connect,
A new lesson to teach.
So,

What did they take from you?