Unrequited- A Poem

You told me I was beautiful,

That my smile lit you up,

That my eyes were always bright,

That you have always wanted me,

That I was everything you needed.

I said No,

Not because I did not like you.

But because I knew;

And I still know,

The thin line between the truth and a lie.

And the truth was,

I saw the way you looked at her;

And I knew you would never love me,

The way you loved her.