I could try to change how I feel
How I always feel
But why have another exercise
In human futility?
I remember that I'm in charge
Not of how I feel
But of what I do
With the feelings inside
Deciding if they destroy
Or if they lay still
I cannot change
The way others feel
I only know the love
That lies within me
Knowing that hating it
Will just make it that much bigger
That much harder
To keep tucked away
Not to be forgotten
But to be cherished
Knowing that love not returned
Isn’t a reflection of my heart
But that love kept
Even if kept quiet
Need not be a reminder of pain
But can be a reminder
That I know how to love
And that I can love again
My heart isn't used up
It's just got to be a little bigger
I can look back on that love
Even if it never ends
And know that it's part of me
A part never to be ashamed of
Even if it's only one way
Genuine love lives there
And with that thought
I can still be happy
Because I can love
