DIVERSIONS OF THE MIND

     You can not see me
But I see you
when you 
sleep
eat 
cry
and do what you do

     I see you in the shower, but you'll never see me nude
Do you find me offensive?
Do you feel vulnerable?
Do you find me rude?

     what would you do if I told you
I love you
I hate you
I envy you
But I do not like you

     Tell me
are you enjoying this
do you hear the snake's hiss
Is this on your list?
Would you give the snake a kiss?
Is this what you miss? His hiss or his kiss?
Are you missing this?

     Do I scare you?
You scare me!
you love me
you hate me
you envy me
you want to be just like me
sipping tea
throwing peas
fondling keys
killing bees
on a trapeze
juggling cheese
saying please
on your knees
eating chinese
with such ease
pay the fees
are you a tease?
I am what I am what I am is not you
Wait a bit and sit
then admit
the truth




     Who am I?
what am I?
Aaah...it is rather who and what I am!
You are the lamb
I, a wolf worth the least
or perhaps I am the beauty
and you my dear are the beast

     I suppose we both could be the beauty
but then where's the adversary?
the conflict?
got a cigarette, is it lit?
thank you
you are very kind folk
but my dear, I never said I smoke

     Put that out!
do you always do what your told?
aren't you a little old
to be doing what your told?

     So much wasted time
such a wasted mind

     Passing seconds
wasted minutes
Got a cigarette, is it lit?
I didn't say that I smoked
But I never said I didn't!

     Can you read between
the lines...on your face
no really, the lines
I am friend, a foe
at the same time

     Do you find me tiresome, irritating
confusing, abusing, using and lame?
if this is so, then why don't you leave
this derogatory mind game

     or my dear
perhaps like a hot dog
you relish it!