You All Along

Displaying cruel manevolence, showing no sign of benevolence
Sadistic pleasure inflicting emotional pain
The reasons unbeknown because I stood nothing to gain
Aside from the ego boost of your loyalty and affections
I kept you on standby while I searched for perfection
An idealist by nature requiring a companion with no flaws
While your unrequited adoration only furthered my cause

The more devotion I received
The more reason to believe
I'm an object of desire
Therefore I showed you no reprieve
No reciprocation of your feelings
Yet no closure to move on
I endeavoured to keep the door ajar
Whilst your candle for me shone

As time proceeded
Your love for me receded
It apperars that all you needed
Was for me to leave you be
And so the flame that once shone brightly soon began to fade
As your life began to flourish
It appeared that mine began to wade

Distance from eachother
Countless years spent apart
And a now evident disparity between us has emerged

You've matured and blossomed
And in hindsight I was wrong
Because the flawless companion I desired
Had been you all along.