Taken

It takes years
of empty evenings

It takes decades
of unanswered calls

It takes dozens
of counseling sessions

It takes many
too many explanations

It takes one
but one lucid moment

To realize
the single lonely truth

It takes little
to realize

You've taken it
all of it with you.

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@ApparatusMag #NaPoMo 2014 Prompt 1

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