pretty shiny baby

(adj) proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

i think

i destroy

everything i touch

-- i'm insidious

 

sparkly

shiny

sunny

pretty smiley baby

 

but when you

creep a little closer

keep off the grass, the

tendrils of my nefarious vines

they'll surround you

like a sweet lullaby

comforting and gentle, the tendrils

they wrap themselves up your legs

creep up

pretty

unalarming

"safe"

until i reach my hand out

to touch you

and the tendrils, they

begin to tighten

the part of your skin

that touches mine

they blacken

turn into stone

and crumble

 

and i panic

 

we both struggle

to get you free

but the vines they tighten

the cracks on your skin

they blacken

spreading like wildfire

sinking like quicksand

 

it hurts