I Can't Help But Love You

Forever

Leaving me burdened by your words.
Cutting me down sentence by sentence.
Letting me go loveless into the next day,
Making me feel as if I had failed.
Your rejection stinged me.
It left a hole right there in my heart.
I yearned day and night,
Night and day to be with you.
It was all I asked for.
You were my one Christmas wish.
The one thing that let me be me.
And I thought you'd be the one.
The one I'd grow old with.
The one who helped me cook dinner every night.
Who would duet songs with me in the kitchen.
The one I'd live with forever.
Forever.

Forever is a long time.
To think someone was your forever was a privilege.
But when that person leaves you breathless
Your forever is gone.
Gone.
A hole is ripped right through the skin.
You want to shut yourself out.
You want to hide away underground,
Somewhere far, far away.
Somewhere He'll never find you.
Maybe find love somewhere else.
But it's hard when every little thing
Is a reminder of him.
His beautiful eyes,
His humorous laugh,
The smile that lit up my day.
But that forever is gone in an instant,
When you learn it's been
Unrequited.
An unrequited forever.
Is the worst kind of forever.