I never held your heart the way I dreamed Never felt your fingers reaching back for mine But loving you still changed the air I breathe Some quiet grace that time can’t redefine And though your eyes were looking somewhere else There was a moment where my world felt new Not every love is meant to stay or grow Some only live in what they lead you through I learned your laughter like a melody Every pause and every rising tone The way the evening light would find your face And make the crowded room feel like our own You never promised more than you could give No hidden words, no shadows to pursue And still my heart kept writing silent lines Of something that belonged to me and you I knew the distance in your quiet gaze The careful kindness in the way you spoke But even knowing love might never bloom Didn’t mean my heart was ever broke This is unrequited love Not a wound, not a war to rise above Just a light that only I could see Shining softly back at me And I wouldn’t trade the way it felt Every silent prayer I never said ’Cause loving you, even alone Taught my heart the shape of home There were a thousand moments I could keep Little sparks that never turned to flame A conversation drifting through the night The way you gently said my name I watched the seasons turning in your life Dreams unfolding I was not inside Yet something in me chose to stay sincere Without a need to turn or hide And maybe love is not possession Maybe it’s the courage just to feel To stand beside a closing door And bless the truth it will reveal This is unrequited love Not a storm that I’m afraid of Just a story written quietly Only half belongs to me And though your heart was never mine I still cherish every part ’Cause loving you without return Still awakened something in my heart If every love must end in holding hands Then half the beauty would be gone Some hearts are meant to touch the light And learn to carry it along You never knew the world you gave Just by being who you are But even distant stars can guide The way we travel in the dark This is unrequited love And it’s gentler than we’re told Not a sadness I must hide Just a truth I softly hold And I’m grateful for the chance That my heart could beat this way Even if you never knew All the words I couldn’t say This is unrequited love Quiet, endless as the sky And I’ll carry what it gave Long after this goodbye So if you ever wonder where I’ve gone I’m somewhere peace and memory meet Thankful for the love I felt Even if it stayed incomplete.
