For once

For once, let us move out naked
showing our blossomed nipples.

Let us exhibit our thighs, our bellies,
the small curves of our spines.

Let us display the smoothness of our backs,
the mysteries of our cracks.

For once, let the wind find its channels
around our ribs.

Let us go dressed in sky and clouds.

Let the rain touch us into existence.

Let our eyes be filled with the magic
of our collective skins.

For once, let us unsheathe ourselves.

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Salil Chaturvedi
salilwheels@gmail.com