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Friday, January 28, 2022

Twofold, a poem by Abhinav Aradhi

 

 

Twofold

Why is it that you change?

Flip between the side of amorous feeling,

And the side of wicked brutality?

Why are you so polarizing?

 

From dusk, to the onset of twilight,

You are a delicate angel.

Once the night rolls around,

You turn into a snarling creature.

 

All you want to do is shred,

Tear away at my innards,

Till all that’s left is bone.

Cold, bitter, bone.

 

Then, the sun rises,

And hugs you gently,

And suddenly you have the charm

Of Cupid himself.

 

You beat me, terribly,

Then kiss it better the next day.

You tell me you love me,
Then show the full force of your hatred.

 

The worst part is,

It’s inexplicable.

It seems not to be an affectation of the mind,

But instead an innate, twisted philosophy.

 

Is it me that’s insane?

Am I the delusional one?

Or have you addled my head too much,

With your penchant for fisticuffs?

 

Or is it the way

You enchant me,

Even through your warped psyche?

Why am I drawn?

 

Is it physicality,

Or a lust for violence?

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