Stranger, familiar

One who knows you

better than anyone ever

Your darkest secrets,

deepest desires,

Longings unkempt,

unburied fears

Knowing your thoughts

before you think them

Reading your plans

without saying a word

Feeling your feelings

just as you'd feel them

Solitude is the only place

you meet this stranger

whose face you peel

off a mirror

to walk in the world

as yourself.