Venomous Rebirth

Inspired by snakes and change.

Tongueless, but not like before.

A familiar silence spiked with something extra.

The cleanest shoes void of dirt and grass stains.

Third time's the charm, but who's counting?

Envying the phoenix hasn't gotten us too far.

Rebirth is not a right.

It is a privilege to fight against yourself.

To outshine all his former glory.

He has reigned too long.

So bite him on his heel.

Let the poison seep into him.

Poison cancels poison.

And the old brew has decayed.

They'll ask where you've been and why it is you've changed?"

Your reply is a confident nothing;

Knowing just how far you came.

Reviews

[The Empty Hour Glass]

Is it wrong for me to view this as a metaphor of life? Soft-spoken without a tongue, but the ability to produce death from within. Some must step off their high horse, whereas others need a shove. Some, however, just have to ride it to the grave. And in the end - you need not explain yourself to them for they don't need to know. You need be the only person to ever know you - for someone to know you through and through is to be at the mercy of their will. A beautiful poem, for lack of a better word. I'd like to see more. Not like - I'd love to see more!

[Rusty]

An interesting read. I see a snake swallowing it tale here.

[Goodman Prick]

Lol is that a reference to Phoenicians? yeah I read they sucked xD