Love, My Crime

He is to me my secret love
A treasure within my heart
A precious valued hidden gem
With him I shall not part

In secret I will love him
If only for a time
If love be wrong to dream
So be it, love, my crime

I know I cannot hold him
But admire from afar
Like a showcase full of diamonds
Or a brilliant shining star

To touch would be a sin
A lie is to let go
I want him to myself
Though they can never know

For if by chance I thieve him
And steal him far away
They’ll know it’s I that took him
To hold him close each day

In secret I will love him
If only for a time
If love be wrong to want
So be it, love, my crime.