Earnest

'Be careful, you are not in wonderland. I have heard the strange madness long growing in your soul but you are fortunate in your ignorance, your isolation. You, who have suffered, find where love hides, give, share, lose, 'lest we die unbloomed.' ~Kill Your Darlings
Earnest
By: Akhilesh Agarwal

Father, these bones have aged
Even though the world is not as nearly as cruel
As it was to you, oh dear father
These bones are done, as they kneel in your presence
I close my eyes, heave a sigh
Asking you to take me home and sing to me
Like you used to when I was born in winter
With the crush of leaves, your wrinkled eyes
Smiled the widest when I held your heart
You held me like I was china, I loved you
I love you, father. Come back and forgive me
For I got exhausted so early
This world may be an unforgettable melody
But it is your every breath that is music to me.

Burnt Shades

Whatever happens, I hope we always find our way back to each other. 

Burnt Shades

By: Akhilesh Agarwal

Lover, where have you been?

I have been waiting, below this sky green

My thoughts wander, I lose you sometimes

You go out of my meanderings, you remain

In this heart, in this vision, in these hopes

Come back, I can’t take the pain

I come back to you with every breath I take

I come back to you because of every word you said

Lover, is it beautiful where you are?

Is it as warm and familiar as the skin of my palm?

It has been so long, my skin is dry and taut now

The crooks in my shoulders don’t feel quite right

The shape of my toes don’t feel quite right either

Lover, maybe I need you to see myself

Do this at least, come back a moment

And whisper to me, you are disappearing.