Question

I am not good with finding what a poem is really about so can anyone help me find the meaning of this one?

i think its a girl denying her love for someone else

I Do Not Love Thee

by Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
I do not love thee!—no! I do not love thee!
And yet when thou art absent I am sad;
And envy even the bright blue sky above thee,
Whose quiet stars may see thee and be glad.

I do not love thee!—yet, I know not why,
Whate’er thou dost seems still well done, to me:
And often in my solitude I sigh
That those I do love are not more like thee!

I do not love thee!—yet, when thou art gone,
I hate the sound (though those who speak be dear)
Which breaks the lingering echo of the tone
Thy voice of music leaves upon my ear.

I do not love thee!—yet thy speaking eyes,
With their deep, bright, and most expressive blue,
Between me and the midnight heaven arise,
Oftener than any eyes I ever knew.

I know I do not love thee! yet, alas!
Others will scarcely trust my candid heart;
And oft I catch them smiling as they pass,
Because they see me gazing where thou art.

Answer 1

I believe this girl is sort of delusional - she keeps telling herself that she doesn't love that man, however, all she can think about is him. She wants to convince herself that she is not in love with him, however, everything she says points to the opposite.

Answer 2

I believe this girl is sort of delusional - she keeps telling herself that she doesn't love that man, however, all she can think about is him. She wants to convince herself that she is not in love with him, however, everything she says points to the opposite.