I want you to love me

I want you to love me

Like you love the taste of water

One that quenches your parched soul

Mundane yet hauntingly necessary

Perceptive to even the slightest change

Love me like you love the taste of dairy milk

Melting in and soothing your sore tongue

That you burnt with the schezwan sauce

I wish you can love me 

Like you love the raunch smell of beer

Waking up to memories and unwashed mouth

Love me like you love your tea

An unpronounced prerequisite 

To start your day with a smile

I want you to love me

Like you love the moments of unrestrained laugh

Your voice echoing in the 9x11 room

Reflecting from the walls of the heart

Of the person on the other side of the call

Can you love me like you love your bookshelf

Synced with every thought, every touch of yours?

I need you to love me like I'm the one you want

In the dedication of all your books

In all the photo collages on your wall

In all the entries in your secret journal

Love me like you feel I am enough

For you, for now, for ever...