I wish I could...

I love you but I can't say
Because respect I must pay
To friends who don't understand
Why I love you I just can't pretend.

Seeds grow in a bark
They pop out in the dark
Secretly my feelings grow
Longer than the moon's shadow.

I wish I could scream out loud
Share with the world I am proud
But who can comprehend
It's a sour battle in the end.

Fate like the fire burns
It's something I can't discern
Why I love another this way
How did I let my heart go astray.

Maybe I loved too much
I refused to free my clutch
Finally I am burnt out
From the love I could do without.

Love is a funny companion
You tear when you peel onions
But love will make you cry
Even when your eyes are dry.

Love is a sentimental buddy
Makes you weep when you are happy
Tickles like morning dew
Trickles like the sunset view.

I love you for unspoken reasons
It lights my soul from the beacon
I am sorry for the way I am
I have changed I am to blame.

But until then I stay in silence
Drown in the world of hindrance
Only my little heart knows
How much I love you.

Note: This poem is written by me about my little friend who is only 16. Believe it or not she started going out with her current boyfriend at the age of 13. (What was I doing when I was 13? Gee...) She told me that she fell in love with a senior from her school who is dating her classmate's sister. I told her it could be a crush. But whether it is a crush or not, I think innocent puppy love is always the sweetest in one's memories. As we grow older a love relationship becomes contaminated by material demands and moral obligations. I tried to write this in the most "teenager" way possible. Have I lost it or simply too old fashion?