Oblivious

This secret
I’m about to tell
Is something
You couldn’t guess.

You didn’t see
The spark on my eyes
When we first met.
You were oblivious
To what was obvious.

And time after time
I hoped you could see
What was plain to see.
I was falling in love
Even more deeply
With you.

But still you
Were blind.
You didn’t bother
To understand
The depth of
My feelings
And you played me.

Again and again.

You fooled around.
You didn’t care if I
Was losing the ground
Beneath my bare feet.

And I fell.
I fell in love,
And to the ground.
Realizing you
Were not what I thought.

You were,
And still are,
Oblivious to
The pain you
Caused inside
My broken heart.

Cátia Ribeiro