An Enemy Within
That face, bobbing in and out of a sea of hungry crowd,
Disgusted, I lost my appetite to a plate of mouth watering delights,
I fake an invite, signal her to join me for lunch,
I loathe the sight of this creature I call my friend,
She walks closer, eloquent in strides,
Might as well shoot me in the head, be rid of my pain,
My blood begins to broth, cooking up my anger, marching beads of sweat,
Her smile glows a radiant light but razor sharp, slicing into my naked eyes,
One blink and I see the creature right before my eyes,
Sits opposite me, always naively happy, she is killing me slowly,
I switch to my ‘mask’ mode , an Oscar winning innocence plus a dab of kindness,
Oblivious of my sufferings, she spills out stories, heating up my ears, prawn red,
Her happy little life, fills with sunshine, flowers, the colours of rainbows, the life I wish to have,
I shoot my defence with a pinch of boast and a lot of lies,
I aced it, shut her big fat mouth, I am laughing inside,
Far from done, I wait as patient as a crocodile, for that right moment to attack my prey,
Upon cue, I launch my ammo, a juicy gossip on a lady colleague, I made up,
Said to be the meaning of true beauty, not me nor she, can even dream to be,
Her response, immediate, I see hurt in those starry eyes, fell for it like a fool,
I rejoice a standing ovation victory, ignoring a voice whispering the truth in my head,
That God really took his time to sculpt a creature as perfect as she, to torment the likes of me,
She is innocent, a victim but she exists and that’s her fault,
I am dying to see her swim in sadness , long to burn her self worth to ash,
Destroy her slowly, while standing by her side, her loyal friend,
A veil, to my cruel intentions and unspeakable actions,
I am her worst enemy but she will never see me, an enemy within.
