upon her lips
the poisonous asp
did caress
the venom of his kiss
bought her certain death

yet she'd been kissed
by a lover who'd pledged
her all living glories
the deceptions of his love
bought manifold pain
to her heart and soul
that
she
couldn't
bear

at rest finally
with the asp's toxin
inside her being
she slept
painlessly
until
eternity