unrequited

i tried to love you
i sacrificed whatever i could
i tried to love you
and not hide it
but all i gained
was a love
unrequited

unwanted

i don't know
how much longer
how much i can
say or do
knowing i am
only two legs
to stand on
and no heart
like some painting
by Dali
just swaying
in the nonexistent breeze
i never knew
how much harder
how much it was
to give
than to give up
and not take anything
like some martyr
with no cause
just seeming

but i am nothing
i am no one
it all belongs to you

and you
don't want it