Not Understanding

Because you do not understand,I open all my heart to you;Tell all the things I hope to do,And all the dreams my heart has planned.With eyes serene you wisely nod—Because you do not understand.

Because you do not understand,I tell you of my love and hate,My sorrow and my fear of fate;That which I crave and know is banned.You smile with wise, unseeing eyes—Because you do not understand.

Because you do not understand,I tell you of my grief and care.It adds no jot to what you bear;You are too simply, singly planned.I ease my whole sick soul to you—Because—you cannot understand!