Kathang Isip

Can you?

Can you love someone as broken as she?
The way she fakes her laughs and force her smiles, can you see?
Can you hold on to someone who's shattered?
Can you bear the pain of her sharp edges and be tattered?

Can you promise to stay by her side?
With not just words but with actions to abide.
Can you deal with someone who is so insecure?
Someone who's in need of saving and cure.

Can you read between the lines?
Can you fathom each metaphor she writes?
Can you guess every story behind her scars?
Can you notice how lifeless her eyes are?

Can you swear to never be tired of her?
Never be tired of reminding how important she is to you.
To assure her that she's more than enough to you.
Once again—can you?

She may be complicated.
She may be hardheaded.
Her thoughts may be as deep as the sea,
She's pretty plain and simple, you'll see.

She may be wearing thousands of masks.
She may lie to you once you ask.
She's a thick book of secrecy.
Similar to Pandora's box, bears mystery that'll pique your curiosity.

Fear not, my dear.
Not even half of who she is, was written here.
She is more that what meets the eye.
Will you bravely stay or bid your goodbye?

Do you have the courage to see?
To see how something so wrecked lies an unseen beauty.
To witness how those shards of glass can still be shiny.
To appreciate that ruptured things was once whole and has a story.

Can you love someone as broken as she?
Better yet,
Can you love someone as broken as me?