Retention

In your absence a hollow, one cannot find a fill
Seems the heart, mind and soul have lost their free will
Forlorn doesn't even begin to describe
The saddened lost feeling our choices inscribed

What's said and now done will have lasting effect
Caught between demi-god mortal and wreck
Each day a battle through thought, duty, skill
Traded my world for some gold, fame and thrill

Don't pity a fool as you see in myself
Real value extends far beyond simple wealth

Had I been there, paid attention and loved better
Life could be more than my eyes sometimes wetter

If I could go back, do it all over
Priorities shifted, I'd still have my lover