The Hardest Thing To Tell Her

I-love-you is the hardest thing to say to the miss I secretly adore.  
Every time I see her, I tell her the nicest things I can imagine  
And hope that she will read between the lines somehow.  
Sometimes I lavish her with complimentary lines and quotations,  
But there is no other way to say “I love you,” except “I love you.”  
Why can I not tell her “I love you” in her presence?  
I say it many times when I am alone and she is in my thoughts.  
I-love-you is the hardest thing to tell her.  

Even if I converse with her from morning until evening,  
I would not dare speak when it is time to tell her “I love you.”  
I can reveal my love for her by acting out the meaning of the words,  
But I am so afraid to show her what is in my heart.  
The words “I love you” are not easy to say to the woman I love.  
I must hide the love for her that is growing inside me,  
For I could not bear to hear her say she is not in love with me.  
I-love-you is the hardest thing to tell her.