left.
right. center.
right.
right, left.
right left right.
leftrightcenterrightleft.

eyes wide open.
i see You!
there You are@!
i know You are there. i saw You!
You rascal.
You cannot escape from me.
nor i from You.

Today i wed, Krishna!
i wear the pink choli with the gold zari work.
i wear the henna peacock on my hands.
gold necklaces weigh down my light head so my eyes, black with kohl, must look down.
my wrists bear heavy gold kankans and my ankles adorn silver gunguru, which shackle my winged feet to this world.
today i wed.

i see a procession of elephants proudly displaying ambaris, flapping their ears, happily.
i see hoards of people, rejoicing that their rana is to be wed to a beautiful girl.
i see sellers of musk, fans and flowers for guests to bless the new couple with.

i see all of this and more.

today i wed.

i close my eyes.
jhoolatha radha sanga giridhara...

in my heart i see us sitting on a swing.
in my heart there are sounds of cymbals and mridangs.
in my heart there are gopikas dancing in joy.
the girls shoot arrows of color in the air and the arrows pierce my heart.
stricken, i fall.
and as i fall, my beautiful giridhari catches me.

today i fall, Krishna.
Catch me!