It would never be you, but may I try?

Shall I draw you? 

           I'll try to draw a portrait of you,

          or the you 

          I can see:

                                                                                                Reflect back to you,                                                            without truly knowing what you'll be

How you'll see it.

How you'll see me after my interpretation, 

my intent, bared. 

          May I draw you near? I want to sketch you. Trace. amounts of your image stay stuck with me.                                                                                  I can't help it...

                I can't help,       how I see you. I can't help, how you see yourself. 

You can't help me see myself either. 

                             I will try my best to draw every insecurity out of you.  

but, again, 

be patient. 

                      I am not very good with this pen, this pencil. I'm not even sure which tools to use. You. You're the true artist/

                                          You're very detailed at drawing every line you can.

In my school days, 

I would carry an eraser. That would help; but those were usually for mistakes.

      I understand the lines you've drawn 

Those are for protection.  

                                                                                               Let me

                                                                                       Let me use ink

It stains, it stays 

                                                                                               Let me.

Let me see. The lighting isn't quite... right, let me try something else. 

I'm sorry. 

This image I am trying to capture, I am trying to create would never be you.

It will never be you, 

but may I try?