Oblivious

She basks in her unaware brilliance, never ever familiar of her own worth, She pauses and soaks in the beauty around her with the diligence of a machine. She is so submerged in that process of gasping, acknowledging and offering thanks to the blessings graced upon the world that it almost seems like a joke to a cynical pair of eyes. Her unfamiliarity with her own self looks like false modesty to some and utter naivety to others - worse yet, it makes some completely blind to her  virtues, as if the world conveniently ignores things that aren't highlighted, underscored and thrown into one's face with obvious egotism. But it isn't like she cares to know what the world thinks of her, or even would care upon knowing. But one day, he crosses her path - He that is touted as the finder of treasures. One look and he knows her invaluable worth. He wonders if it is her merit that makes her so insanely attractive to him, or her unwitting blindness towards it. He falls in love, head first, heels atop! He is determined to win her over, show her the mirror and make her look at what she looks through - the latent heart of gold that gleams bright, concealed under the mask of her ignorance. "I am in love with you" He confesses. "Why?" She asks, instead of saying  "Me too" - The unacquainted darling that is too busy acquainting herself with the allure outside of her.

Photo credit - Dhiren Shah.