Boomslang
Ali Memhard
Coil
tangible naiveté steps carelessly,
unprepared for the impending felony.
Wait
within the deadly distance.
Can you quickly counter breakneck brilliance?
Strike
drag doe-eyed prey down
dark under the surface, begin to drown
Envenom
flood with fragmented fear and fury, then finally misery.
sustain injury and fall inwardly
Constrict
lungs strangled. Stomach unsettling, shiver. Swoon!
systems mangled, arteries bulging like balloons.
Asphyxiate
skipping and tripping, heartbeat high-strung,
bloodless blue lips, swollen tongue.
tangible naiveté steps carelessly,
unprepared for the impending felony.
Wait
within the deadly distance.
Can you quickly counter breakneck brilliance?
Strike
drag doe-eyed prey down
dark under the surface, begin to drown
Envenom
flood with fragmented fear and fury, then finally misery.
sustain injury and fall inwardly
Constrict
lungs strangled. Stomach unsettling, shiver. Swoon!
systems mangled, arteries bulging like balloons.
Asphyxiate
skipping and tripping, heartbeat high-strung,
bloodless blue lips, swollen tongue.