choke

by Bedwyr Mclean - Leo

The snake constricts around your arm
you think you understand
you think you can control it
you've got your naive plan
everything in moderation
one day at a time
the snake constricts around your arm
your veins are choked with ice

The snake is wrapped around your heart 
you search for seeping life
doctors are all lying scum
late at night you die
a rasping breath, the final sound
of air through broken lungs
medals tarnished, lawn unmowed
and silence from the guns

The snake is ever present now
and i cannot be free
leering faces, twisted truth
tearing at the seams
one night can wash away the pain
one night stained with blood
so take your sharpened serpents fang
and drive it through your guts...
Birth sign: Leo
Date created: 2000-10-18 22:58:00
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:53
Poem ID: 58028

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