To Be Yours

Make me the love of your life,

I pray, everyday.

Sometimes though, I do lose hope,

I know that you are not mine to be.

But still sometimes I wish and I dream,

That life itself convinces you to be mine.

If at the end all else fails,

At least make me an illusion of your fantasies

As I have made you in mine.

At least that would then force you

To sense me every time you put pen to paper,

Or your lyrics to music.

That way I would always be yours,

And always live in your words and your song,

And wistfully smile at myself,

For not trying hard enough,

Or for trying too hard.

- Vinaykrishnan