Love me she said
Love me till I drop down too exhausted to even open my eyes
And let you look into them.

Hold me close, tight, too tight that I can’t breathe
Hold me close to you, I want to hear your heart chant my name.

Work with me on the wet dough of bread
Kneading it on the wooden table
Till its just right to rest again.

Let’s paint a wall, a clear canvas, smear with paint, colours
warm shades of maroons and reds
Let the fingers trace, the patterns within.

Let’s discover the cracks in the old house wall,
Let us trace them and fill them up.

Let’s cream a cake, fresh cream whipped to stiff peaks,
Layering up to form a terrain, ready to be beautified again.

Let’s travel together, walk holding hands under the starlit sky
While the moon envy us while it reduces to crescent
Hoping someday he would be able to accompany us.

Let’s sit by the bay, watch the big yacht rock slowly
to the rhythm of tireless waves
Feel the breeze with the pinch of salt settling on our lips.

Let’s just sit in the big armchairs
on the grand wooden porch of our little house
Holding on to our identical coffee mugs and
waving to the people passing by.

Let’s plant a tree and watch it grow
Its first blossom, the first fruit, the first harsh winter
Let us celebrate the survival

Lets dream a dream, walk the walk
Through peaks and valleys, through light and dark
Till death do us apart.