jellyfish hearts

pearly whites

pearly whites
wide eyed grin
rosy red flushed cheeks
soul slithering beneath skin deep
the monster wants to come out to play
the snake craving the blood of a mouse
that glint in his eyes

that flick of the wrist
her grip on the knife
doe caught in the headlights

or so he thought

for he never had another second to speak

you can try to tame the monster
but you cannot reason with
a broken mind

you can try to cage a bird
but yet somehow it still sings
somehow there is still joy
in the midst of the shit

she could try to reason with
the ugliness inside of him
but you cannot convince evil
to be good

so she
plays the victim
as she plots his death
as she cultivates her tenacity
her willingness to live

she sacrifices everything
just to survive

and so she she hardens her grip on the knife
lets it twist a little bit
menacingly
threatening

then she plunges it soul crushing deep
and she slays the beast