Identity

If the skin sheds away, and the flesh rots away, and just this soul remains, its beat and heat, am I still the same or have I changed?

Identity
By: Akhilesh Agarwal

Can you name the fears that have languished

The despairs that you have burdened

The wonders that have gone amiss

And every single soul that you caressed

The name of your smile that got lost in smoke and ash

The desires that ailed you, that healed you

The parts you buried, the parts that washed away

Name them, and I will name you too.