by Adrienne D. Poole

Created on: August 22, 2008

Prey

I am caught in a web
A web spun from the lies
I am numb
From the poison that has
Me wrapped up tightly
And slowly strung
My neck stretched and so
Lovingly hung.

You fashioned your trap
Wove it while I napped
And listened to your words of untruth
I was too busy watching your eyes
And seeing your lips move
While your hands created the mischief
Games and tricks foreplay
To keep me in the mood

I didn't know it then
But the web of deceit had me licked
And I thrashed yelled and kicked
Only to increase the hold with every twist

Should I untangle and unwind the lies
Into truth and see how intricate my demise
So ornate and beautiful your tale was spun
So many twists and turns honesty Undone

Or should I compare the treachery
Commencing from your venomous tongue
To a tongue once cherished now forked
Becoming a serpent's wand

A slither in the grass
A hiss in the mist
Skin shed to disguise true nature
Whenever I pick up a whiff
A glint of the fangs
so cleverly maintained
Sheathed until your prey strays so slightly
Escaping an inch until you laugh at my attempt
And grab hold again to win
to be caught and sinned
The game you get pleasure from nightly

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