You, unknowingly, have treated me with a kindness that lingers in the shadows of my heart.

How exquisite it is to love someone without them ever suspecting it.

I’d prefer if not even a whisper of this reached your ears.

When you appear, fear sharpens its blade and pierces my chest.

For you, I would traverse the ends of the earth, unearth the most elusive treasures,

and offer them at your feet.

Should you desire gold, I’d mine it from the depths and present it gleaming,

just for the pleasure of seeing your smile.