Shadow

curiouscraig • 276 followers

I know the high-rise you live in
I know the lifts don't work
I know you hate the neighbour's cat
Especially it's smirk.

I know you work in marketing
I know your suit is cheap
I know you're tempted to resign
But please don't leap!

I know which bistro you frequent
I know which wine you drink
I know the foods that you adore
And the ones that end up in the sink.

I know all your friends by first name
I know all their addresses too
I know all their tricks at poker
And how often they beat you.

I know you snore when you're asleep
I know you sneeze when you awake
I am with you all the time
Yet my existence you forsake.

#dark-poetry #obsession #psychological-thriller #rhyme #stalker #urban-life

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Comments & Feedback (3)

Fly10

Jun 17, 2012 at 10:57 PM

Can't decide whether this is unrequited love, or a simple case of stalking?! But that's the beauty of the written verse isn't it-interpretation by the reader. Either way, it's excellent 😉😌

curiouscraig

Jun 17, 2012 at 11:48 PM

@Fly10 Yes, I wrote it with ambiguity in mind. Like you say, that's the wonderful thing about writing - everyone sees it in their own unique way. I wonder whether it could be both stalking and unrequited love? Obviously the feelings would not be mutual!

curiouscraig

Jun 17, 2012 at 11:49 PM

* between the stalker and the victim, I mean.