It Wasn't Enough

I have seen perfection in a pair of eyes,

Let them cut through me as I held her gaze

But it wasn’t enough.

I have learned the bitter taste of defeat,

And let it torment me through solitude;

Loneliness isn’t new to me.

I have stood next to her in silence,

Wondering why I don’t choose to speak

And yearn to disappear.

I have crept through the shadows in distress,

Letting myself be forgotten,

What I do best.

I have seen perfection in a pair of eyes

Matched her gaze and told her how I felt,

But it wasn’t enough.

I have forgotten the moments spent together,

I’ve have grown petrified through my disdain,

Jealousy turns me inside out.

DannYetman

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