Secret

When were we tied so closely that I knew
The secrets of your heart, or was admitted
Into your inner sanctum? When were you
Prepared to tell me that I was permitted
To ask you anything, and have you tell
The simple, honest, and entire truth?
When did I ever know you half that well?
It is not now, so was it in our youth?
You say there was a time, which now has passed,
But I do not remember. I recall
That with a lot of effort I amassed
Some of your secrets, certainly not all,
And hardly by your gift. So don't blame me
When you have never been completely free.