Patient though my heart may be
Its bounds shall not exceed
Thy tender loving creed

And open though my eyes may be
They live within a dream
Thy flaws remain unseen

And truthful though my voice may be
Its words shall not reveal
Thy heart how I would steal

And curious though my ears may be
They’d refuse to ever hear
Thy honest truth I fear

And trusting though my soul may be
It’d struggle to believe
Thy words of kind reprieve

So troubled though my mind may be
My self restraint shall free
Thy pain of knowing me

For longing though my heart may be
Its pride won’t let it speak
For thy love is out of reach