The Depths of Questions

You are a wonder! Something extraordinary!
To discover you is my joy, my happiness, my delight…

How I long to know you—
your loves and dislikes, your incompleteness, your joy—everything.

What is your favorite color?
The golden glow of sunrise, or the reddish melancholy of sunset?
Do you too love sipping tea with your nose buried in the scent of clouds?
Do you enjoy walking on dew-kissed grass?
How does the touch of green within white feel to you?
Do you prefer the intimate magic of darkness, or do you want to lose yourself in the sparkle of light?
The free birds of the sky, or the endless waters of the sea?

I want to know those childhood memories of yours—
the ones that make a smile unconsciously bloom at the corners of your lips.
Stories of your dear friend, tales of first trust,
first letter, first love, first romance…
the feeling of first passion!
I want to know the story of your heartbreak,
I want to know—
what is the language of your love like?

Does mother prefer bakul flowers in her hair, or jasmine?
When did you last sit by father's feet and really look at his face?
I want to know these things too…

Do you ever think about yourself?
Do you lose yourself in the pages of beloved books, or pour yourself out in pen and ink?
What brings you peace when you write—poetry, or life?

What frightens you?
Whose face comes to mind in moments of fear?
Do you cry sometimes too?
Have you ever wept holding someone close?
Do sorrows embrace you as well?
Looking in the mirror, do you ever feel purposeless?

I so want to know…

Are you afraid of growing older?
Do your unfulfilled dreams sometimes press heavy in your chest?
Don't you ever feel breathless?
I so want to know, you know?

What do you want from life?
How much have you truly lived in this one lifetime?
Do you really know yourself?

You know, to me you are a wonder!
Something extraordinary!
To discover you is my joy, my happiness, my delight… my love…