The second thought

Comparing ourselves to people we don’t even know

Envious of all the love they no doubt possess

Their loving, so called friends and many pets

Couldn’t care less if it is a joke, or a canny test

Thinking twice before we make a simple move

First the you - one then the other, named the twin

How can anyone achieve the smallest thing?

Wanting to belong to a group we deep down hate

Trying to open our hearts, when there never was a gate

Chocking on food, a dog will bury, just being smart

Reckoning we’re balanced, when we actually fall apart

Behind the mask no more a human, or a face

Only a doppelganger doing what he does best

Pretending to be you, and you’re not even being born

Leaving you torn between, or perhaps just torn

Life slips on its fancy suit and tie for the two

One more gala evening, then recollecting twice

An ordinary couple getting ready for the night

Soon to separate, as the double takes his nightly flight

                 Copyright © 2008 Josef Firestone