Ipse *** caro sit reservat iram, et propitiationem petit a Deo: quis exorabit pro delictis illius?
He that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask forgiveness of God? who shall obtain pardon for his sins?
-Ecclesiasticus 28:5
Like Cleopatraโs asp they want to cuddle Against oneโs heart: resentments slithering About, indignities, enormities Demanding incessant indulgences
Their reptilian whisperings hissering Self-pity, inverted self-spiraling, In closing, falling, dying loops until Nothing is left even to pity itself
They are writhing about us even now - Like Cleopatraโs asp they want to cuddle