a prophecy of love

as the prospect of love fills my heart
all my problems seem to melt away
i never understood how one emotion
could erase so many others
right now i sit and hope
that these feelings won't be overwhelmed
by the sadness and grief
of rejection
i hope with all my body and soul
that this time love will stay true
and stay forever
so much energy i've wasted
on this crazy thing called love
and just as much energy
was wasted on the depression
of refusal to accept
my love and devotion
sometimes i sit and ask myself
why is love so often a one-sided emotion
just because i love a man
doesn't mean he'll love me equally
too many times, men have fallen for me
when i have nothing to offer them
if this emotion is so unfair
then why do we still suffer from it
that is a question
which can never be answered
only hypothetically prophesied.