Unrequited Love

I wanted to give you roses.

You should have given me those

But these days I end up doing double duty…

I do what I should be doing for me and

Even what you should be doing for me!

Roses have beautiful colors

And they have thorns you know

But they don’t hurt as much as you do

By not giving me those

I so hoped you had brought me a rose!

Roses wilt if not cared for

Just as my love for you has wilted

I used to be an unconditionally loving person

But now everything seems so tilted

I really wished you had watered the rose!

One day I sat down holding a rose stem

Getting rid of the thorns, preserving its petals

Just as I often make it a point to love you

Despite everything within me that unsettles

Isn’t it agonizing that I wanted to give you a rose?

You know roses don’t matter to me anymore

What matters is that you are not here anymore

And I am tired of waiting for you feeling helpless

All these days and nights, the count is endless

I hope now that you never meet me to give a rose!