An Unrequited Love

An unrequited love
Is not a quiet thing

It's the constant chippering
Background chatter
Drowning the sound of what once mattered

It's a mumbled grumble
Beneath the breath
Wallowing whispers to the deaf

It's a three a.m wail
Insomniatic alarm
Alerting the heart of imminent harm

An unrequited love
Is the loudest thing
No one ever hears