Still

The brightest stars fall from the sky,
some explode and some burn out
because they are not perfect;
we are not perfect.

But despite everything,
through thick and thin,
through pill bottles and chips upon our shoulders,
despite you taking every part of me when you left,
I still love you.

And I have been living my life
waiting for you to realize
that you cannot live yours without me
but realizations do not work like that,
not for you and I.

But even knowing and accepting that,
is not enough to tear you from my heart
I still,
undoubtedly, wholeheartedly, unrequitedly,
love you.