All those niceties, that calm demeanour,
that amicable smile that lasts every hour,

conceals a congenial reality, a personality -
innocent, incognizant of a sinister duality

projected by those eyes, like a mirage
cunningly charming his deluded entourage.

He speaks honestly, but like a hypnotist,
his words linger

in your ear
in your mind for a long time

a little longer
like a poem
that goes on
and on
with no rhyme

You are charmed, and smitten. But

his words and actions are purely platonic,
though misleading and cruelly diabolic.