Hail and Quivers

'Memories warm you up from the inside. but they also tear you apart.' ~Haruki Murakami, Kafka On The Shore.

This poem is vaguely inspired by a book I recently read, 'Never Let Me Go' by Kazuo Ishiguro. The book left a very deep impression on me and I feel the aforementioned quote summarises the book and the poem perfectly.

Hail and Quivers

By: Akhilesh Agarwal

In our isolation was a sense of freedom

We stood at land’s edge and felt home

You wrestled your way into me

And l didn't remember a time before anymore

Your body was, no doubt, wasting

Breaking like an old beaten boat

But your eyes were all stars and sugar

And glazing over with the thought of time

The eternity stood in wind, hushed and quiet

But you could feel it crawling your way up your spine

You grabbed at your cord and pulled down

And fell, fell deeper into the recesses of my mind.