uneven Love

Why do I love you too much
and you don’t feel the same?

I gave you my whole heart
like it was safe in your hands,
but you held it
like it was optional.

I thought love grew equally
in both directions—..

but mine expanded
while yours stayed still.

And now I’m left
overflowing
into someone
who isn’t filling me back.

err.

I knew I was giving more.
I felt it every time
I waited longer,
cared deeper,
hurt quieter.

But still ilovedyou
because my heart
didn’t know how to love halfway.

And maybe that’s where I lost myself
not in loving you,
but in not being loved
the same way back.