The Double Life

At the top of the stairs is a locked room
My secret chamber that no outsider views
For entry is forbidden
Prohibited
Behind this door is my other self
Not a picture in a frame
Nor a fresh disguise
But my other self
Immoblie
Inert and sanguine
My narcissus kisses exhale crimson breath
And pump ruby to the lip
I stand before myself
Not Jekyll nor Hyde
Not sibling nor twin seperated at birth
I stand before myself
Unaccountable
I dreamt that I had feet of clay
I dreamt I crossed the seven seas
And when I woke
Not knowing I knew
I led the double life
All I ever needed is twice removed
I spit my bile in an airless temper
In this vacuum a vampire reversed
This one who breathes life into me
And even dull mirrors reflect the tarnished twosome
I stand before myself
Not another me
Not Döppleganger nor witless clone
I stand before myself
Unrepentant
I dreamt of sin and aftermath
I dreamt of centuries laid bare
And when I woke
Not knowing I knew
I led the double life
I dreamt of sin and aftermath
I dreamt of centuries laid bare
And when I woke
Not knowing I knew
I led the double life
I knew the double life