I Watched You

I watched you, but you didn't see me.
I was placing every memory of you
Firmly in my mind.
Each smile warmed my heart.
I watched as your lips moved
Not hearing a word, just watching

I wondered to myself,
Lost in thoughts of you.
Why do I love this man?
Is this what love feels like?
Have I never known real love?
The feeling was new to me.
Perhaps it was even foreign.

Many thoughts crossed my mind.
Maybe I've never experienced this.
The others never felt this way.
Was it that I was not open to love?
Or was it not offered to me.
And yet, there was love in my heart
That was not returned.

I felt it had been taken from me.
A gift without a thank you
Perhaps it was a gift thrown to the trash
And my heart went along with it.
Lessons learned and scars to the heart
But yet, the heart keeps on looking
Ever searching for love, that one true love.

Written and Edited by DLD