Unrequited

I don't know why I try to write

The same lines everyday

Perhaps I am hoping

That one day the words

Will change

Because the lines and metaphors

I write on this piece of paper

Are all just arrows pointing towards you

As if my writing is no longer mine

Just a manifestation of your existence

A presence that has never left my mind

From the moment it entered

I hate you so much I want to leave you

And I miss you so much I can't stay away

The hands in my mind trace along

The little wrinkles that form along your eyes

Every time you smile

And I dream that your smile

Will be in my direction

Even though I always know

You're smiling at her