Double-Sided Secret

Thought I'd give this style a try. Someone please let me know what this type of poetry is called. Freestyle?

I live in between my double-sided secret

Hiding you from everyone in my life

Because you are an addiction, my drug of choice

And I conceal from you my true self,

That dangerous knowledge I withhold from you

For reasons only I know

And desperately hope you never find out

 

No one knows the dark nights I spend, searching, hoping

Looking for you, any little nuance of you

And sometimes I am given a nugget

Which I fondle and cherish until it is worn out

And I live with the fear that you will die, never knowing

 My everyday world does not know this about me

This is a secret I hold close on one side

 

On the other side I hold you in my arms

Hiding behind my veil while lapping up your attention

Living in terror that I will make a slip

And reveal to you my corrupt intentions

That you will see through this disguise I’ve put on

And know me for who I really am and you will despise me

This is the secret I hide from you

Reviews

[ANM]

Skeletons in the cupboard we all have them, well written Giggles! Sorry no clue as to the style it is a poem to me.......Philistine that I am.

[Giggling Star]

Thanks for the read Newbie!

[ferousfinite]

...lol... sounds like my ex wife and I some years ago.

[Giggling Star]

Were you hiding each other from the world? Or hiding from each other... LOL

[ferousfinite]

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lol......

[emmajoy]

A real sadness of words, honest from the core out, wrapping around that special other. Secrets can be killers or lovers, for self, for another, painful and dangerous to share, even worse to hide away.. 'And know me for who I really am and you will despise me ~ This is the secret I hide from you'

[Giggling Star]

Thank you so much for your insightful review. I don't think I've had the pleasure of a visit from you before. Thank you so much for stopping by my page!

[Daisie Vergara (Dhaye)]

Another free verse poem. Seems that you now enjoy this style, Star. =)
Secrets. Secrets. More secrets. We all hide certain secrets...because it's not necessary to be "nude" to everyone...to tell all about yourself. There are things you should keep just for yourself only...because each is an individual creature with freewill/ freedom. It's okay. It's normal, especially if the intention is good...
Well-penned.

[Giggling Star]

Thank you Dhaye .. and Good Morning/Good Evening to you. Hope you got some sleep.

[Daisie Vergara (Dhaye)]

Thanks. I am hoping to get a good sleep tonight, too.

[Giggling Star]

Just thought I 'd let you know that I have a very short recording of my laughing on my home page in the Comments section ... if you're curious what I sound like :))

[Frieda P]

Sigh, I felt this one in my bones stargazer, secrets are so destructive, yet we hide within and around them each and every day...so many of us wear disguises to protect the guilty....sad, but a very good read with a torn message.

[Giggling Star]

Thank you Frieda ... I'm not always as "happy-go-lucky" as I seem. But its usually very short lived and I'm grateful for that!

[Frieda P]

I can relate, that's what poetry is for, get it out of your system. ;-) RAWR

[Sami Khalil]

I like this poem and the concept of double-sided ones...Bravo.................

[Giggling Star]

Thank you Sami - I appreciate the review :)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:).....................

[Tina Louise UK]

Interesting piece..kinda struck a chord with me :) x

[Giggling Star]

Did it? You've felt this way ... been is a situation like this?

[Lyn Anderson]

This has layers and can be interpreted in several ways. One thing for sure, the writer is torn, and his hiding true feelings from the world.

[Giggling Star]

Thank you for the review. And yes, the writer is torn. You have that absolutely correct.

[Scott Metro]

I feel sad reading this...Your hiding is killing you...
Corrupt intentions ?..I wonder if it is really corrupt..can the heart have corrupt intentions..I think they come from the mind....is that were your intentions were born??
I understand.
Scott

[Giggling Star]

No, the intentions came from the heart. The mind cleverly found a way to act on those intentions. I use the word corrupt because the way I've found to make my intentions known is dishonest.