I Convinced Myself

You entered my life without consent I didn't ask for you and I didn't need you But I found I was thinking of you Before I knew it, I convinced myself I wanted you. But this is all one-sided My single dream of you I saw more than was there and before long I convinced myself I needed you. The dream grew to an epic fantasy but I never considered your part in it I saw only from my vantage point and so in time, I convinced myself you wanted me. The daydream grew In this dream, I had courage and a place your life would be complete with me so I convinced myself to invite you in. The fantasy crashed around me I have no place in your life, and you, none in mine You neither wanted nor needed me I now have had to command myself to move on and forget you.