Snake

 

You smile,

like a politician.

Crooked, mangled grin.

Lies flooding the mouth,

words of poison,

with a vicious sting.

 

You lie

with every rasped word.

Bend the truth

until reality is blurred.

Slithering serpentine tongue

slides over jagged teeth.

Yellow eyes fixate on me.

Ready to strike.

 

You hypnotise your prey,

make them

stagger and sway,

like a drunk

on St Patrick's day.

You bait them in,

tail rattling,

like a child's plaything.

 

You lure them close

with bright looks

that dazzle,

like a poisonous 

wild rose,

before

you go to town.

Letting your

wicked jaw

clamp down,

around pulsing throat

and you drain the blood,

taking life and hope.

 

 

 

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