INNUENDO

I held a snake recently

Its slippery body coiled around my hand

Its diamond cut, earth colored scales

Blended with my mind with immeasurable accuracy

And without doubt, this snake fascinated me

I spoke freely to a serpent not too long ago

I planted my dreams,thoughts and secrets

Deep in the pits of its habitat

Its tongue then reached out to me often

With smiling hisses of satisfaction

I, fed a snake in the bosom of  my yesterday

I fattened it constantly with my trust

And as we played together it began to multiply

Without warning, before my very eyes
Until I unleashed every part of my being

To hidden unprecedented fangs

Now in the shallows of my memory

In the very adjacent corners of my mind

I see finally those friendly eyes

Impregnated with venom

And at last I understand, that snakes

Are 100% friends who are 200% enemies

Copyright©2013 by Camille Caliscia Patrick