Two versions of myself exist. Intertwined

like the stripes of a candy cane, my 

qualities coil and contort together 

creating one entity: 

me.  

Though they mostly coalesce

peacefully, there is a stark contrast 

between my stripes. 

One stripe is coffee brown, 

which blankets me with a

soft, subtle demeanor

settled under a midnight sky. 

Bright and brilliant, my

other stripe is the yellow

blaze of early sunlight that 

blinds eyes leaving dark houses. 

Together my stripes are sweet. A 

perfected curation of my creation.

Peeking through the holes

of my thick brown blanket, my

beams of sunlight are a rarity. 

Seen only by the keen few who 

know to look for them. 

My glimpses of light can burn

an untrained eye, however

they sparkle off a metallic friendship. 

Someone of rich gold and shiny silver 

is my perfect match. A highlighter to 

my off white parchment and a gleaming

surface for my beams to bounce off. 

unscathed.