Black MAMBA
ATHRAVA 2010 (GONDA)
skin
tight suit • lush
but lean • soot lashed
\/\/ eyes of acid green
amber flesh
of porcelain
jet black hair
a raven's wing
turned up nose
pouting lips •
you pour a glass
you take a sip
purest poison
in her flask •••
all you have to
do is ask • she
sidles up • her
arts are black •
sparks fly as she
shreds your back
she's a mamma •
she's a pet • but
she's a snake, so
don't forget •••
she'll make you
shiver • make you
shake • then waits
for the bite to take
once the woman's
sunk a fang • you
won't remember
where you began
everything
becomes a
blur • then
your soul
is truly hers
as the flames
go higher
and higher
she slithers
round your
funeral pyre
you're so
protective
and so proud
but your sheets
become your
shroud •
they find
you lying
in your
bed
mamba
bites
and
you
are
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Submitted on August 22, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Characters | 1,311 |
Words | 167 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 62 |
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