I CRY

I cry on nights when you aren't looking
when my tears aren't seen to move you.
To leave your prim face undisturbed,
your prim life unperturbed.
So that you can care for me
without caring for me.
So that you can love a piece of me,
without loving all of me.
So that our love can be unrequited
and realized,
all at the same time.

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