NEVER WOULD YOU KNOW

I just wanted you to know
I just wanted some recognition
Just some type of reinforcement
Why, Why did you have to push me to the side
Like a side dish of a meal
I could never be your main course

I had so much to offer
I was brimming with excellence
I just wanted to show you
I was not like the rest

But consumed with yourself
You patted my head
"That's good dear."
And off you went
And I was left

I was left
All by myself
My brilliance unnoticed
To you I was always second best
Pushed aside
Like cold green vegetables
Never tasted
Always discarded

I pleaded for your attention
I wanted you to know
But never did you care
Never would you know