Drift Away

How empty it feels when life takes away,
a part of our soul that once chose to stay.
What was ours, so pure, so true,
now belongs to a world we never knew.

Hours we spent in endless talk,
sharing dreams on every walk.
Now I wonder where they might be,
which city holds their destiny.

The nights of laughter, the endless calls,
now echo faintly through silent walls.
How does their voice sound after the years?
do they smile, or carry hidden tears?

Life twists and turns in ways unknown,
what’s ours today may not be our own.
Destiny’s script, no hand can change,
what’s meant to be will rearrange.

Yet the ache remains, so hard to bear,
why bring us close, then leave despair?
Why show this heart a hopeful start,
only to tear it apart?