let’s say
this pen is a snake’s tongue
hissing and flicking across the paper
sharp as a razor to touch
piercing and twisting other’s perceptions
of what can or could be
it smells fear
forming words in a frenzied fashion
swift like crows diving down
to perch on a protruding branch
basking in the glory of their handiwork
uncapped, and it bleeds of immortality
a virus to time
a glimpse of youth
spurting hypnotic murmurs
to dilute the pungent odor
ink stains embellish
while embellishments on pale paper stain
it may encircle their captive
who anticipates the next line
unsure of what to discover
entangled in the embrace
let’s say
this pen is a snake’s tongue
and the ink is the blood
of your innermost passions
YOU ARE READING
narcotic
Poetrynar·cot·ic /närˈkädik/ adjective 1. relating to or denoting narcotics or their effects or use 2. things that makes us want to never wake up
