Three Whole Years

For three whole years,
I have known you.
And for three whole years,
I've liked you.
For three whole years
You've done nothing
To try and win me over.

Now, another boy is
Paying me attention.
I told you about him,
To judge your reaction.
You used to like me,
But is the attraction
Still mutual?

For three whole years,
I've eaten almost nothing.
For three whole years,
I've wanted you to notice.
For three whole years,
You never mentioned it,
Except for the time I fainted.

How long will it take
For you to love me?
How long will it take
Before we stop being "just friends?"
How long will it take
For you to notice
That I starve myself for you?

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This is a poem inspired by a friend of mine. She has had a lot of boy drama in her recent life, but the whole time, she has liked one guy in particular. She did not develop her eating disorder because of him, but she wants him to notice, because she wants him to show, in some way, that he cares about her.