I was given-

I was given eyes, and was told to look.

I did, but never saw.

I was given one heart, and was told to keep.

I did, but lost it some day.

I was given a self, and lost myself in it.

I was given, I was given, I was given much . . .

I was given a dream, so I won’t feel the night,

But my dream deferred, and turned into a nightmare.

I was given a mouth, so one day it could speak,

Alas it uttered words so hopeless and bleak.

I was given tears, both for loss and bliss,

But I never cried from happiness, you see?

I was given conscience,

And I don’t know why

I was given I was given I was given . . .

I was given books, so I could learn to live,

But I never learned the life’s lesson from them.

I was given hands to bring together in prayer,

But I never prayed neither to god nor to devil.

I was given a life to live it plainly,

But I waste it now, and I don’t know where.

I was given, I was given, I was given in vain . . .