'I love you' I say
And I sit and stare
Waiting for your mouth to move
And utter the words back

Yet as I wait
I see your eyes look around in terror
I see your fingers fumble with the hem of your sweater
And beads of sweat appear in the thin locks of your hair.

I should have realised in that moment
That you didn't love me back
I should have known to drop it
But I didn't
I was so caught up in the ecstasy of the moment
In the feeling of having someone love me back

I was so high on the thought of being with you
That I forgot how much unrequited love
Can break your heart.