Lasting Hours

Speak in silence so that we are never misunderstood.

Lasting Hours
By: Akhilesh Agarwal

Tell me your every thought and we will bury them in these walls
This world can never see us or hear us talk
We will speak in the language of water
So that our words flow away with every syllable
We will huddle under the arches when it pours
And dissolve the truth in the muddy waters

We will claw at them, tear apart every brick together
And when we can’t find our words, we can’t find ourselves
We will lie silent in the tombs we build of empty bricks
And enshrine our ground to a brand new glory.

Skin Deep

'The only heaven I will be sent to is when I am alone with you.' ~Take Me To Church, Hozier
Skin Deep
By: Akhilesh Agarwal

I was not an irony when I said touch me
When I looked at you, you know me
It was reality when I yearned for your touch
Instead of being haphephobic

I interlock my arms into a shape
I think would fit around your waist
You don’t dare, you say
I say touch me

I am a stripped sky
Let your fingers trace all the clouds
Let the sparks form the stars
I could hold your lush within me
My back has a valley and face plateaus
These freckles are your directions
Reach deeper than I allow
And take all my parts to keep
When you, someday, touch me.