congratulations!

you've succeeded in making me feel stupid

again for the umpteenth time

when you made me recite my 'O' Level grades to you

why do i feel this way when i'm with you

like an inferior species under the microscopic glare of you

the scholarly breed

i feel vulnerable

almost suffocated

a deep hollowness lies within me

so firmly plastered on the surface

that's what you make me feel

an after-thought. my confession of love.

i have nothing to boast of

love is all i have. is all i need.

the greatest thing you'll ever learn

is to love and be loved in return

i am who i am

nothing to prove. nothing to be ashamed of.

just as i am standing before you

search me with your piercing brown eyes

run your fingers through my hair

hold me close to you

tell me you love me just the way i am

that's all i ask of you

- Letters to You -