Duality Poem by Charlina Daitouah Smith

In the privacy of my mind
I give vent to rage, lies,
envy, and vices of every kind.

Taboos are enjoyed.
No one sees, no one knows.
I am safe inside, filled with empty joy.

My fantasies I fulfill
in the solitude of myself.
I am another, this is what I will.

Who knows that behind this beautiful face
murder sometimes lies in wait,
an insane desire to exterminate?

There is no way you can tell
just by looking at this gentle female
that she dreams of being wonderfully cruel.

Or, how could you ever discern
that yonder jolly gentleman
relishes thoughts of unleashing bloody mayhem?

Could you find a clear line of correlation,
between an innocent visage
and an insidious motive for abduction?

Even at your most lucid moment,
could you ever imagine
that I, I am capable of inflicting gruesome torment?
My mind is a wall
that shields me splendidly
and when you think you know me well, it turns out
you don’t know me at all.