To My New Lover

Lavanya Rana

To my new lover

Be gentle with me

I'm delicate

Not like porcelain, no

I'm not that brittle

But rather like a freshly broken limb

Even the gentlest of jerks create agony

Be caring with me

I'm a very careless girl

I lose things everyday and lose myself several times a week

I don't want to be lost anymore

Be affectionate with me

I don't know how to tell you this except bluntly,

but I'm very needy

I need more affection

I need it all the time

And I need to be touched in the simplest, most innocent ways

Hold my hand

Stroke my hair

Kiss my cheek

Be affectionate with me

Laugh

With me and at me

Sometimes I'm just so funny, with my stupid puns and that's what she said jokes

"oh this cucumber is very hard"

"that's what she said"

So laugh with me

Sometimes I'm absolutely ridiculous and Clumsy

I step on my hair

I slip while putting on my pants

I get soaked while drinking water

Laugh at me then

And I'll laugh with you

To my new lover

Love me

And I'll love you