Timid surprises

How could I possibly ever
In this world make you shy?

With you I pulverize into sighs
I melt under the sounds of your voice
I smile over the heat of a shared seat
I burn with the intensity of my eyes
Staring when nobody's watching.

For these moments, for now,
Are mine and only mine
--I wish they were yours, too.

For a while I too have been shy
But one's kindness is stronger,
No grandeur is obstacle to me.
Such adorable tenderness
Should be praised, nurtured,
--And if you let me, I will.

I must not make you shy!
You're so much more heart
I want to learn that from you
So come. Don't be shy.

2010. Winter.