Olfa Drid

Marital masquerade

same house

no home

same kitchen

different food

same roof

separate beds

same constraints

diverging views

same hurdles

different angles

same kids

opposing instructions

same sofa

back to back

harmonious in public

enemies in private

praise in the face

bullets in the back

silent outwardly

cursing inwardly

close bodies

distant hearts

same family name

secret pseudonyms

same real life

discrete virtual lives

common destiny

polar opposites

united

each on his own

together

alone

masked

unmasked.

wedded

unwedded.

Olfa Drid © 2014