what do i do to make you believe that i love you?
tell me. don't just stock the love in your heart, share it with me. stay with me. for the rest of our lives. hold my hair when it gets too hot. clean the table after lunch. pet a stray cat. be nice to others. let me oil your hair on thursdays. accompany me on chaand raat to the bazaar. sit with me. even when i beg you to leave. tell me about all the reasons you love me for. look me in the eye because i can't. i'm scared that if you saw the monsters in my eyes, you would stop being here too. talk to me. tell me about all the days your mother ironed your shirt before you learnt to do it. tell me about all the football matches you lost. show me all of your pride and your dejections. hand me your naked heart for me to stroke it. let me love you. maybe then. maybe then, i will believe you.
