State of Grace

By Aarshia Joshi

State of Grace is a collection of poems Which pays homage to the feelings one experiences while being away from toxicity. it is a detailed self-realization process that results into an awakening. The perceptions and emotions that emerge, when someone really precious but malignant is taken away from one's life, that is state of grace. from talking about death to the wildernesses of love, this book engages you into the realms and depths of life, in the most surreal and enigmatic Ways.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Point Six Technologies Pvt Ltd
• Release date: Feb 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9789388573634

Aarshia Joshi

A seventeen-year-old who loves to live life, with her favourite music in the background. She writes about her passions, inhibitions, and perceptions. She believes that she fits into her favourite song lyrics, more than she fits into her life. A sappy rom-com lover, a bibliophile and a connoisseur of indie music - she's all things wonderful.You can connect with her on Instagram: @aarshiajoshi

Book preview

Sorry

baby, i apologise

for all the memories that

i have left in your head.

now i know

how it feels to remember

the crevices of one’s body

and not being able to

feel them under your fingertips.

I Always Keep You Waiting

i’m leaving us to fate.

she holds much more

rationality and security

than you could ever get

from my love.

if she chimes into the doors

of my wonderland

and pauses the process

of my dreams coming true,

i will gladly accept you back.

learn how to love and not

just write books about it.

but please,

let the process of my dreams

coming true at least begin.

let me make my own world.

so hold onto recalling

memories of us,

for i don’t want you

to stumble on clouds.

they will never be sturdy

and i really fucking don’t

want to see you fall

while i’m gone and finding

my happily ever after.

Quicksand

between the fights and screams and heartbreaks,

i fell in love with him,

alas, he was like quicksand,

keeping me in painfully within him.

now he’s gone, and i’m still sinking.

Influenced Love

you call me a heartbreaker,

say that you need a while

to get over my inhibitions,

tell me things like you own me,

throw me around like cards

on a table with bets placed.

your friends have more power

over your touches on me.

please call them up

and tell them nicely

i’m done for,

this isn’t a show for free.

Flowers & Tears

the flowers will protect you from the times when your tears are abandoned,

take a petal and wipe your tears off with it.

if you have lost something that’s precious enough for your tears,

get something precious enough to get rid of them, unlike mere paper.

You vs. The World

a boy like you should

be adorned in gold.

have them place a throne

in your humble bedroom.

you have crafted in my mind

an image of boys so different

than they actually are,

so different are their touches,

their conversations with me.

fuck you for being so sweet

i tried to forget us,

but when those unwanted

touches and strokes were felt

i couldn’t help but imagine

how you never indulged into

crashing the temple which

was now raided and done