Yours

what you give

what you take

what you deserve and

what you can reciprocate

The difference between what you do

and what you say

And

how you thought

you had the right,

to feel anything
any way

When really,

no one wanted to listen

no one granted permission

to give that power away

Power over your validation

Power over our reconciliation

Power over your faith in the human condition

It wasn't something

they wanted to take

It wasn't yours

to give away