A Certain Lady

In this poem, a see a man who loves a woman who either doesn't love him back or even know that he exists. In this first couple lines of the poem he seems upbeat, and happy. However as we reach the end of the poem he turns into a bit of somber tone, where is more speaking from his heart about his losses when he says "nor can you ever see the thousand little deaths my heart has died." Also when he says "And all the straining things within my heart, you'll never know." He also speaks about all the things he can do for her like smile, and paint his mouth and trace her eye brows but she'll never see or understand the pain he feels inside. However at the end, it seems like he would do her wrong when she leaves or if she left. When he says, "Oh, I can kiss you blithely as you go..and what goes on, my love, while you're away, you'll never know." So it makes it seem as if he would do her wrong when she left as she'd have no idea what he was doing which would give him free range. So it's a bit of a tough story to pick up toward the end as he kind of switches his tone here for a different meaning.