Hands

"I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand." 
— Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe)

give me your hand

tell me your story

show me the ridges and the grooves,

the erosion of time

show me the stars and the constellations

let me hold your universe in my universe,

your future, past and present.

you're so beautiful.

hold my hand

feel the warmth i feel

trace the lines with your finger and create

a little dance that we don't understand.

nerves upon nerves upon nerves upon

nervous. 

don't be nervous.

here,

hold my hand.

it'll all be okay. 

-Divya

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if you haven't read the book i quoted then please do i love it to pieces