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Aug 2019
If I had to serenade you on a plane
Id wait until everyone had alighted as I wouldn’t want to be a terrorist scare. Also guitars might be a flight risk.

If I threw you down a hillside
Id climb down carefully after as that would leave me better disposed to render medical aid.

Id sprint through the city to meet you at a New Years party
But id just toast to good health at midnight.

I’d kiss you in the rain
But I’d carry an umbrella as I wouldn’t want either of us to catch a cold.

I wouldn’t buy you a Grand Piano
A gift certificate from Furtados would allow you to buy what you'd like.

I wouldn’t mail you anonymously
I'm not a Nigerian Prince.

I wouldn’t build you your dream house
I'd diversify your portfolio as that would leave you less susceptible to risk. Also property tax is a *****.

I'd stand outside your bedroom window with a boombox over my head
But I’d just call you down so we could listen to some soft jazz as I wouldn’t want you to get in trouble with your neighbors.

I'd drive like a maniac to the airport just as you were about to take off
But I’d just wave to the plane as it departed because tickets are expensive and you wouldn’t get a full refund.

I'd slide up to you at the potters wheel
But id sit quietly a good five feet away, as that is your art and I wouldn’t want to ruin your work.

I'd run away with you
But maybe only a 5k as I tire easily and also I wouldn’t want to make your family mad.

Id write you a letter everyday
But by letter I mean alphabet. A missive every month is more practical. Stamps are expensive and who’d want to answer the door for the mailman every single day?
Play it safe
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Pradyun
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