Unrequited

There's something in the way you say hello

A spell is cast and I am mystified

And everything I once held claim to know

Retreats my brain for a safer place to hide

My knees are weak whenever you appear

My tongue is tied for fear of words unsaid

I fall apart whenever you are near

The thought of you, the only in my head

I did not ask these feelings to consume

And dear, it's clear, your feelings aren't the same

This love remains a bud that will not bloom

A fire quelled with little left of flame

What's clear to me: my heart is wasted, for

You love me less. I, you, a little more.