I am a Double Life

I live in quiet suburbs

I am the soft hand on sullen cheeks

I am the glue that binds family and tradition

 

But when sweet night carries me away

I venture to thick forests and live from a knapsack

I am the warmth beside you under starry skies

I am the passion and force, the beautiful self-knowing

In each of these lives I am me, and in each of these lives you are you.