SNAKE

Like a snake you coil around me

I am asleep

 

I am not aware of how your tentacles wrap around my body

I fail to notice my sudden entrapment

 

To me it is mistaken for a caress, a snuggle, an emotional soothing

That is what you have designed it to resemble

 

As I begin to stir out of my dreamland you whisper

“There there sweet girl return to sleep….nothing here to worry your naïve head about”

 

I let your words comfort me for a time

But something in me feels not quite right

 

I awaken suddenly as you wrap yourself around my neck

I have a ghastly realization that you are killing me and I have done nothing to prevent it but trust

 

In my abrupt stirring I have startled you

 You loosen your hold unsure of how to proceed

 

Quickly and fiercely I untangle myself

Shocked at you, shocked at me

 

With trembling eyes I run away

Another day I live

Author's Note

What do you think?

Reviews

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Fantastic piece of poetry! Your style and ability to express yourself are amazing. This is one of my favorites. Captures that moment when we realize we have been overtaken unaware...you got away...it will pay off in wisdom...but you obviously know that.

[Persephone]

Thanks again for the review :) means a lot!

[Anthony Q Armstrong]

That was great :)

[Persephone]

Thank you!

[Taylor Ann]

I loved it. It was a story inside of a poem, and it was great. Especially the comparison to the title and the first stanza. I loved it. :)

[Persephone]

Thank you!

[A.A.Romanczuk]

This reminds me of a few persons I had entrusted with my heart :D Lop off their heads!!

[Persephone]

Haha yes! Thanks for reading!

[A.A.Romanczuk]

:D no problem!

[Legion]

I think you should stop sleeping with the door open. It is an open invite to the nastiest critters. ;) As for the writing, you have a great talent for the presentation and the impact of the message. Bravo!

[Persephone]

Haha I know, I really should hire an exterminator ;) Thank you for reading!