Keeping a Secret

Amidst the stillness of the night
All I could hear is your voice
Which gives me delight
And unexplainable joy

Then I hear a certain timbre
Played on the piano
That makes me quiver
With utmost awe

The tune so deep
So vibrant
So sharp
But also so serene

That makes my heart beat
Faster and slower
Stronger and weaker
At the same time

Then you started humming
The tune you are playing
Then words came out
That made my heart shout
Stop this torture
If you only knew
How much it hurts
To keep my feelings for you obscure

Stop being so . . .
So who I desire
Please do not do
The things that I seek

But I know
That I have to keep it unknown
My feelings for him
Because I’m afraid that he might flee

Loving him from afar
Is better than him being far
Keeping my secret
Is better than being derided