Deep in coldest January,
While at home or in the library,
Out with friends or all alone,
The secret, it did stay unknown.

Except for you and me, of course,
I didn't want to make things worse,
But I may have told a few trusted souls
From whom I couldn't hide my dreams and goals.

The secret weighed heavy on my mind,
And it chafed like ropes that bind.
All I wanted was to shout,
From a rooftop - scream it out!

But silent I did try to stay,
Thinking of it every day;...