The two faced woman

I see a two faced woman
One face smiles and waves at the sight of you
The other bashes your name when you aren't looking

I see a two faced woman
One face loves to see you
The other can't wait to see you leave

I see a two faced woman
in one hand she holds you tightly
With the other she holds a knife waiting to strike

There goes the two faced woman
Holding sweetness and joy in one hand
And blood and tears in the other

This two faced woman is good looking
She knows just what to say
To make you feel safe

She knows all the tricks
To get you to tell all your secrets
And she knows all the tricks
To get you to turn your back and not see what she does next

I see a two faced woman
Building up someone
And waiting to break them down again

Author's Note

I was talking about gossip and two faced people in youth group tonight and this came to mind.

Reviews

[Jeff]

Good stuff. Lots of people can be two-faced.

[reminder]

Nice observations on the dichotomy of some people's personality. Nice rhythm and word choice too! Well done!

[Calypso]

I know that women. She was married to my cousin, haha. Very good write.

[Coyote Poetry]

A lot of two-face people. Best to know someone before telling anything private. I like the poem. Some wisdom in these words. A very good ending to a excellent poem. Thank you.
Coyote

[Chelsea]

Very cool. I thought backstabbing when I read this. People seem all sweet but you turn your back and they're really mean. Just what it made me think. But it could be portrayed differently for sure.
Creative!

[Linear]

This reminds me of another poem by a very famous poet, not yhe same as yours of course, but this is possibly the best poem I have read of yours (thats not to say your other poems are in any way worse, it's just I like this one) Very well done

[HopelesslyDevoted]

so true... too true... great poem though, damn it! where are you finding all this inspiration... I feel like I have written about everything already!

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

Some realities are not easy to accept..you did it..in a wonderful way..!!!

Good work..!!!

[Robin]

I can relate to that last stanza too well , such a traitorous heart

[KAREN]

Yeah, I have come in contact with two faced people myself! Excellent poem!!