A Mad Embrace

You will know me when I know myself
All of my faults and intricacies
What is maddening yet so embracing
Disarm you suddenly with just a passing whisper
Fill you up with pride with just a crooked smile
You long to touch the center of my secrets
But will you pull back with pain as each layer falls?
My confidence lies in bed with my fears
Often bearing fruit imbued with dualities
You’re free to take a while before you step
And chain yourself to all of my idle whims

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