The Kiss of The Serpent
 

Still waters glittering under a star-lit sky,
Gentle ripples ruffling the reflection,,,,,
A lonely face, a pair of glazed eyes,
Lost in a world of its own……
In a galaxy of far away thoughts.

The last tear washes down my lash…..
The tremors of the ripples slowly dissipate.
Clear as a mirror, the reflection stares back….
A sudden splash distorts the image,
Life springs into my marbled eyes.

A creature sleek and green writhes…..
Its yellow streaks straining to set free…..
It tail snared by the fingers of an aged Banyan.
A pang of empathy rises within me…
Hastily I wade my way through….

“Don’t!”, booms the tree…..
“Don’t try to save a Serpent….”, he warns.
“Not all Serpents are evil….”, I smile…..
With a gentle flick, the serpent I free….
A Screeching hiss startles my senses..

A mighty green serpent unveils its fangs,
Slithering closer to me with a lewd glint in its eyes,
Petrifying and numbing my limbs…..
Helplessly I watch my limp body get twined into its own……
Hypnotic eyes piercing into me…..

Slowly it suffocates a juicy prey,
With an ugly smirk of satisfaction….
The green eyes spurting out hatred and envy,
The clutch tightening with gluttony,
My eyes prickling from the undaunted glare…..

The twisted fangs dart out,
The eyes scan down my neck,
With a hungry hiss it plunges….
Plants a burning kiss on my neck……
The fangs digging in to quench their lust….
The tongue drooling with greed of wanting more……
More than can be taken….

As the pain jars into me, I scream….
But alas! My voice is a prisoner within its frozen chords.
The tense serpent relaxes its grip,
The coils untwine reluctantly,
Trembling to fight temptation, the fangs of lust cease to hold me…

My whole self is caught on fire,
From the stinging lava spit out by Evil,
Shuddering and quivering with agony, I fall…..
Down a bottomless, dark void…
My heart screaming louder than my voice,
Until finally a curtain of darkness puts me in peace.

I wake up to the hollow cackle of the bats,
Electrocuting my numb organs.
The venom spreading on, searing my whole body…..
Ever so slowly plaguing my mind…..
Interlocking insanity with reason, sanity with fear.
The scorching kiss throbbing to defy reason…

From the corner of my tear-gelled eyes,
I see a blinding ray, beckoning my lost hopes..
With teeth set hard and grit,
I claw myself on the dead soil,
Dragging my drained out limbs.

With eyes set to follow the light,
With heart pumping out courage,
With a mind shackled by venom……
Yet struggling to illuminate my way,
As I inch closer and closer to that bright opening…..

An opening I call………my Destiny..

~ Rani ~