The Closet’s Not Big Enough for the Both of Us

conversations held with the morning moon/5 am/I notice the hair falling in her face/it’s lilac but she says it’s mauve/it’s pretty whatever/a tear shining from her left eye/should I pretend to not notice/I will hold her/I will hold you/I promise no man will keep you safe/twelve hours spent debating/I will let her be/I will let you be/rainbows grow in my heart when she laughs/her skin breathes women/please/the closet’s not big enough for the both of us

– Apoorva Gulati
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus