Adab: These Hands @ Baithak

These Hands

Thursday, March 31, 2005 | 12 comments

Amena Farooq

If my life
Is on my palms,
Then my soul must be
In my hands.

And if I touch you
With these hands,
Will you feel my soul
Or just my skin?

For you can love suede
But can you love the pig inside?

And you can love my eyes
But can you love
The tears they hide?

And if my soul
Is dark and deep
Then will you dive
Or will you leave?

Sometimes people
Like me
Cut their wrists
To let their souls free.

All they need
Is to hold
Somebody's hand.

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12 Comments:

And you can love my eyes
But can you love
The tears they hide?

And if my soul
Is dark and deep
Then will you dive
Or will you leave?

Very beautifully written..sorry if I sound too bleak, but guess you know that the answers to both these questions are in the negative, or else those questions wont have sprung up, right? Wish you well, girl!:)

By Anonymous, at April 01, 2005 5:33 AM