commands

look in my face
and tell me what you see
riddle me my features
drape my insecurities
in dripping words of your own
emphasize my flaws
my good points

search in my eyes
tell me my story
in my wandering pupils
discover my depth
my character
speak me my words.

listen to my voice
hear the crickety cracks
that clue you into
the last time i cried
and the smile i gave that lady on the street
and my sinus-y cold
that lingers

taste my presence
inhale my scent
my being
my existence
put me in a nutshell and
summarize me
into a linear
paragraph
a five-part rigid essay
for my second period
teacher to grade