GIDE'S JOURNAL

Returning to a duality
so serenely
met with terrible ease
after a troubled essence
of a trembling life
as your enemies of truth
lie over your bed
yet a memory eyes
the double entendres
in your journal
with a savor of duality
in favor of a sexuality
mounted as diurnal cycle
on your daily routine
convinced you have
instead found
the extraordinary mean
of being in between
(dismal to some men
maternal to women)
secrets in your diary
with a familiarity
of much regret.