Winner

Losing

Continents are lost
Islands are drowned
Countries wiped away
You lose your shelter, your home

You lose history
To the ravages of time
Kingdoms and power
Life and security.

You lose your culture
Your language
Your religion
And even your voice.

You lose your identity
Your individuality
Money, job, wealth
Your health to death.

You can lose your faith
Your trust, honour and humour
You lose in translation
You lose in communication.

You lose to childhood, to youth
My Great Grandma lost her memory
My Grandpa, his mobility
My Grandma, her confidence.

A girl in my class lost her friendship
The child lost his innocence
Many lose love and to time
The world is losing tolerance.

You can lose almost anything
All things last long enough
Only to be lost.