All at once,
I am humbled,
humbled by the discovery
of your true thoughts
for me.
I stand stunned,
turmoil and joy rotating
in my belly,
a hollow swirl all at once
wonderful and
melancholy,
Had I know your feelings,
I might've taken a differnt
course in life.
But as it is,
I am left with a thousand
"What ifs" dangling
in my soul.
An old crush which I had
restrained,
will have to be but a
fantasy.
For my heart and soul
is now with another.
and with her,
my heart and soul
will stay.
But I accept your hidden
heart,
and your beautiful tributes,
as a friend,
and not a secret lover,
now and forever
more.