May I touch you? No-
nor hold you with mine eye,
nor think of you at late night hour
in bed or couch where cushions lie.

May I tell you? No-
I cannot cause the day to break,
nor prevent it even so
nor stop the thoughts with which I wake.

Shall I keep them between God, myself,
and no one else to know? Yes-
Still I cannot touch you,
nor ever let my heart be known.