I Gotta Keep Quiet
I love you so much, yet
These are words I cannot say to your face.
I don't know quite why,
This just mustn't be the place.

I fear that you won't feel the same,
For that would cause me so much pain.
I fear that I may feel to much,
And therefor silence is my crutch.

By keeping quiet I don't risk
Feeling your rejection.
But by keeping quiet I don't chance
A love that is perfection.

Still, I will never let you know
How often you are on my mind.
And this is how things must be, so
Until that virtue I find.

You cannot know I long for you,
You cannot know I care,
You cannot know how often
I wish that you were there.

I wish you would tell what you feel for me,
And ask if I for you?
I’m still trying to see
If all you say is true.

And I do fear that I
May pour out my soul to you.
Humility I do not have.
My pride refuses to . . .

And so I will keep quiet,
It may be the death of me.
But if it keeps you closer
What a sweet death that would be.