Aha - Discrete Encounter

Stubborn as every king

Hidden as every thought

Forbidden as every sin

Do you know this man or not?

Perceptive as every stream

Quiet as a sinking boat

Sudden as a midnight scream

Do you know this girl or not?

Exquisite as an ancient drug

Sad as a disclosed fraud

Exhausted as modern art

Do you know yourself or not?