© Bhaveek Desai

It’s been a long time, most of my life, actually,
We’ve been together
I despised the fact how fat you were
And how you hated my nose
But over these years,
We did grow comfortable of each other

You’ve successfully scared people away from me,
But also attracted a lot of bullies
At times you’d take a bullet for me,
And I’d joke about you being bulletproof
Because of the fact how fat you were.

Well, I do have a lot of things to blame you for
And a lot more to be grateful for
You’re why I am what I am-
An outcast, an introvert, a daydreamer
You’re the reason why I am what I am-
A word junkie, a thinker, a rhymer

Despite all of that, I could count on you
You do bring out the minuscule details around me
Really make me appreciate the little things
Enable me to look at things more critically,
And just make them ostensibly clearer

When we see eye to eye,
The world is more than just glances
Because I see through you-
My fat, unattractive glasses