You and I

The secret
The elaborate lies.

You said you cannot see me
I hid my body, but bared my soul.

Your eyes
Filled with soft laughter
Sparkling with mockery.

You laugh with me
At me.

I am your mirror
Your best and your worst.

The same demons haunt us
The same impulses drive us
Push us to the brink
And pull us back.

The same ancient signs speak to us
We look around
Dazed
Hurt
Happy.

I am selfish
I long to give you both pain and salvation.

Our journeys and plastic theories
Melt into the summer glow
And my tears.

You could not love my soul
But what am I without it?
A carcass.