I ache for you, more than I can bear,

But loving you is more than I dare.

Your touch would break what binds us tight,

One kiss, and you'd slip into the night.

I long to feel your heartbeat close,

But with each pulse, I fear the most—

To love you fully, to cross that line,

Would mean losing you, every time.

Your eyes beg for what I can't give,

And in my silence, I barely live.

I'm drowning in the need to hold,

But if I do, you'll turn cold.

Every moment is a quiet pain,

A war I fight, but fight in vain.

To love you is to watch you fade,

I stand helpless, lost, and afraid.

So I love you here, with empty hands,

Cursed by the bond that love demands.

I could give you all, but the cost is clear—

In loving you, I'd lose you, dear.