L'Autre

Always in secret,

The warm blanket that covers you every night.

The one you turn to.

The one who sees you for who you are and accepts all your shortcomings and successes.

The one you miss during the day and make love to during the night.

The one solid reality.

The hope,the reward and the punishment.

The one you can not be with nor can not live without.

The one who knows you inside out.

The one who knows your scent.....Who can blindly trace every curve,blemish and scar on your skin.

Who knows every reason behind every white hair,every scar and who can name at least 10 smiles of your face.

I am that one.

except I am also the other one.

The hidden one.

The only one who sees value in the leftovers.

I am the friend,the lover,maybe even the one.

But mind you,I am nothing but the mistress