I accept when feelings are not mutual
All feelings are powerful but also uncertain
They cannot be obtained by any ritual
They cannot be veiled long behind a curtain

They come and ago in the moment
Or they linger for a season
But we can't have something just because we want it
We get what we give for a reason

When the initial feelings of excitement,
Wonder, awe, and infatuation have subsided
I am able to be more benevolent
In my own joy and peace I have resided

In the few instances I have fallen in love
Although the others did not feel the same
Through hurt and pain I had to rise above
To prove to myself that I am no ordinary dame

I had to let them go and let them be
I will love them all for as long as I live
But I could not hold them back I had to set them free
So that not only I but they also can live

I hold out in hope that one day the love I give will return to me
and until then that I will be able to see all those who love like me.

~S.M.S