Love Poem: Snakebitten
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Written by: Alex Roberson

Snakebitten

“Where did they go? 
The snakes that put this venom inside of you 
That left you writhing in pain on the inside 
While they slithered off to live their lives
And claim more victims
And how is it that I come across you now
Deep into your affliction
Your spirit, and possibly your life, hanging in the balance
Hallucinating in your pain 
To the point where I am just another one of them
Even when I say I love you, and mean it
You swear you hear hissing 
Coming from my lips
When I kiss you, do you fear fangs?
Do you imagine more blood drawn?
More pain?
I can’t say I blame you
In fact I understand
You have a reason not to trust
But what saddens the most
Is that I see you
Downward spiral to death
Lacking the tools, the knowledge, to save yourself
And you’re too wary
Too cautious
To allow someone close enough to help
You don’t have to give me anything
Not your secrets, not your body, not even your heart
All I want to do is put my lips on wherever it is  
That they all injected you with this pain
And try to suck that deadly darkness out of you.”