I would like to see
Without thought of being seen.
I would like to speak
Without fear of being overheard.
I would like to end
These fierce desires stirred.
My heart glows warm, beats cold
Wanting what it cannot hold.
I would like to know
Without ever being known.
I would like to take
Without ever being taken.
I would like to stay
Half asleep while awakened
To the cadence of your voice
Painting the soft white noise.
I would like to leave
Without wishing I could stay.
I would like to walk
Without your ghost alongside.
I would like to go on living
And never sell the key
To these secret, precious thoughts
You have caused but never sought.
