Shape of your Shadow | #NaPoWriMo2020 | Prompt 1

Prompt 1: Describe yourself in a poem I'll start off with who I am

Will you oblige and tell me

If my name fits the same?

I'm not a morning person

But I cannot live without sunrises

Sometimes I love them, more than sunsets

And I love the moon, yet I don't greet it everyday

No don't blame me yet, I'm not lazy 

I'm just not ready to be consumed by obsession

Any, kind of obsession

You ask me, jasmine or lavender

And I'm most likely to say butterscotch

Wait, don't judge me already

I'm sane, I promise, listen to me

Sometimes you tell people 

What you want to say, rather than

What they want to hear, don't you?

Some days, I'm not even sure 

If the day ends at dusk or dawn

Most days, I live more on promises

Than oxygen and H20

Oh, I didn't mean to stress you

I'll probably forgive you for everything

But only sometimes my own self

No, I won't wipe your tears when you cry

I will let you shed them

Please don't perceive me as cruel

Take my shoulder and take my hand

And take my time, I'm all ears

Don't tell me when you're done for you may

Not even remember you were crying anyway

You'll never know me 

Not because I don't know myself enough

Since, I follow human evolution too ardently

I will always be evolving, growing

Sometimes to fit in, maybe others to stand out

Oh no don't abandon me if I get too difficult

Please never let me lose my roots

If you ever find yourself struck by gloom

Unable to move, unable to scream

Please do me a favour, gather all your heart's strength

And shhh, listen, you're perfectly imperfect

Go get those shining sparkling sunrays on your face

And look back, look down, I'll be there

In the shape of your shadow, love, Aakriti.