What the Hell Happened to You?

What the hell happened to you?
You with your keen mind and progressive thoughts
have always fought hardest to survive.
And you did thrive, without too many bruises on your chest if I may add.
But what the hell happened to you?
Have all your sacrifices finally taken their toll on you
that you now have to put a mask of bravado and the falsest smile just to face the mirror?
What the hell happened that changed your mind?
What could possibly convinced you that your struggle will not earn you anything?
What the hell happened to you that you can no longer wait another day to give up and give in?
What the hell happened to you that put out your brightest spark of faith?

What the hell, man?
What the hell happened
that you now trod the path I walked on, the path whose end you already know,
that you used to sneered at?
What the hell happened to you that you choose to repeat my mistakes?
What the hell happened that made you forget the lessons we learned?

What the hell happened to you, man?
I can't stop asking because I just can't accept who you are now.
For I adore who you were, whom I aspire to be.

But, what the hell.
I guess even the mightiest can fall and fail.