bartered love

Have you ever been left?
And asked
"Is it better to have loved than lost?"
Heart aches and anguish unfortunately
Can’t just be bartered away
They can’t be sold
To the highest bidder
A deep and confounding emotion sadly
Cannot be given to those in need
No matter how deserving
The irony of loss is this
Despite the fact
That you lose what you wanted
It is neither misplaced nor stolen
It is bartered despite your best effort
For an emotion
Much less desirable
And even sadder is that fact
That the emotion you have
Cannot be bartered away
It’s yours to keep
Till it wears out its usefulness
And leaves you alone.