Unreciprocated.

I once thought love wasn’t real if it was unreciprocated

But this pain that I’m stuck with is like grieving

The piece of my soul that is left loving you

It may always love you..

So, I know that love unreciprocated can be real

Regardless of how others feel

That’s why it’s like experiencing grief over and over

Cause the piece of you that’s meant for them just dying

And all you can do is keep watching it bleed

Cause it’s not meant to be.

There’s nothing I can do about the way that I feel

And there’s no way to reciprocate if you don’t feel it too.

I hope you feel love someday, like what I’ve had for you

And I hope, for your sake, it’s reciprocated too.

-M_LM (©2022 Melody LeeMarie)