I WILL NOT TELL YOU

Every time I decide That today I will tell you, You begin to speak, And my prepared words Forget what they had to do. You talk about your dreams, Your plans and all your fears, I sit there as a friend And hide what no one hears. I could place my feeling Straight before your eyes, But what if one truth Breaks all the comfort Built between our lives? Love that asks by force Is not the love I know, A flower pulled open early Will never properly grow. So I keep it in my heart, Not because it is small, But because your freedom Means more to me Than having you at all. Maybe you will never know, Maybe that is how it should be, You will remain happy somewhere— And your happiness Will be enough for me.