Can I take a picture of you?
An undisguised, unfiltered you,
Candid and ruthlessly raw,
Giggling childishly without a care in the world.
Let me take this picture of you,
Preserving your happy, undaunting spirit,
For lest I ever see you disheartened,
I’d present it to you.
Let me picture you in the sun,
Basking in the light of its heavenly glory,
For when the dark thoughts come scavenging in the night,
I’d feed them our love story.
Can I take a picture of you?
Reading your favourite book,
When the words seep through your veins,
Etching the emotions in every cranny and nook.
And my best picture of you would be
You dancing in the rain,
A spitting image of fervent femininity,
Oblivious to hurt and pain.
I’d take a picture of you,
Swinging under the tree in respite,
And save you in the pages of my diary,
As a memory of a lifetime!!
Wabi Sabi 