"Fear" by E. Nesbit

If you were here,
Hopes, dreams, ambitions, faith would disappear,
Drowned in your eyes; and I should touch your hand,
Forgetting all that now I understand.
For you confuse my life with memories
Of unrememberable ecstasies
Which were, and are not, and can never be . . .
Ah! keep the whole earth between you and me.



"Temor"

Si tú estuvieras aquí,
Esperanzas, sueños, ambiciones, fe desaparecerían,
Ahogadas en tus ojos; y si tocara tu mano,
Olvidaría todo lo que ahora comprendo.
Porque tu confundes mi vida con recuerdos
De inolvidables éxtasis
Que serían, y no son, y nunca podrán ser...
¡Ah! Mantén la tierra entera entre tú y yo.