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.