#cobra
It hides itself
Better of late
That old companion
In my shadow
That perpetual
Creeping malaise
Coiling inside my brain
Never springing
Only cr e e p i n g
Slithering
Mesmerizing
Paralyzing
Logic and common sense.
A lord of fear
Undermining mental
Immune systems
Playing my emotions
Like a violin concerto–
Devil's chord
Out of tune socially
Mentally.
But then I see her
In her vulnerable position
That sweet
Innocent child/woman
Who props up my remains
Who takes me back
To simpler times
And youthful joys
When the hooded cobra
Was in embryonic form.
This one constant in my life
Keeps the cobra at bay
But it waits just outside the camp
Taunting me
Whispering just low enough
So I can't make out what
It is saying.
But how can one make out hissing?!
When you were always told
That you are fine
Nothing's wrong
Maybe a little neurotic sometimes
What can you do?
Be reduced to a catatonic state?
Where can you hide but in your shadow?
May 24, 2017
May 24, 2017 at 8:49 AM UTC
You were striking like a cobra
Slithering through the night
Simply, minding your own business
Beneath the bright moonlight
Sliding along the jungle floor
I knelt to take a look
Beauty, Power, and Elegance
You had me on the hook
I heard your rattle, saw your strength
I couldn't get enough
I knew it could be dangerous
I knew it could get rough
I chased you down, through your domain
'Till we were face to face
Staring into each other's eyes
I had no time to brace
You lunged at me, mouth open wide
Sharp fangs punctured my skin
From that point on, I had no chance
You quickly locked me in
Your fangs dug straight into my heart
And you became my life
My love for you could not be stopped
I said, "You'll be my wife"
A shot of love straight to my heart
Went coursing through my veins
It spread straight down into my feet
And up into my brain
But then you let go of your grasp
And went off in the night
While I sat still, waiting for you
Hoping for one more bite
Your fangs are gone from in my chest
My heart misses the pain
But your venom and love still course
And pump throughout my veins
Sep 3, 2020
Sep 3, 2020 at 2:12 PM UTC
Just like a cobra you shedded your skin just like you shedded me
Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020 at 7:20 PM UTC
A mongoose raises head,
From a tangled pumpkin patch.
A cobra runs for life.
Feb 8, 2020
Feb 8, 2020 at 1:01 AM UTC
How dare you?
How dare you do this to me?
I, who have put so much trust in you
And you take all that trust away
And shatter it into a million tiny pieces
Leaving me, frozen with shock
To watch helplessly
Cursing my poor luck
And praying desperately
That the day should end
So that I can at least begin afresh
How dare you?
How dare you do this to me?
How dare you think
That you shall get away with it?
You, shall pay for your actions
I shall transform myself
Into the monstrous form
Of a King Cobra
As I quietly, but swiftly
Gently, but firmly
Slither towards your pathetic form
I relish that fear in your eyes
As I raise my majestic hood
I see you cower in terror
As I hiss in a quiet, but deadly manner
I see you whimper and moan
However, as always, I am totally unmoved
Before you can say "mercy"
I strike, and strike repeatedly
Enjoying that wonderful feeling
Of my long and razor-sharp fangs
Sinking into your warm flesh
Relishing that wonderful taste
Of the warm and delicious blood
That runs through your veins
As my highly neurotoxic venom
Pierces every nerve and sinew of your body
Every artery and vein
I can sense, that Justice has been served
As your body becomes immobile
And crumbles in a heap
I hiss once more
As if to say again, "How dare you?"
Nov 3, 2019
Nov 3, 2019 at 10:48 PM UTC
You're a fluid dancer
Hissed and kissed her partner
Hooded Cobra
Nov 3, 2018
Nov 3, 2018 at 11:21 AM UTC
I ain't in love with the feeling
Yet,i can smell your aroma it's seeping through my veins like a cobra
Words tries to be in arrangement , lines telling stories that i couldn't
Bad memories gnaws my mind, day and night freaking me out
Clouds tries to take me high
Sun is shining , screaming loud
Please just come and give me a hug.
Sep 8, 2016
Sep 8, 2016 at 5:51 PM UTC
The bite of a cobra
will not **** me.
The lightning has yet
to set fire to that tree.
The ocean has yet
to drown my frail soul.
The ball has not
been kicked into the goal.
The sun still has
yet to shine
onto this impure
soul of mine.
Jun 5, 2016
Jun 5, 2016 at 5:03 PM UTC
We are the lonely children
Who get lost in the wood
Yet find peace in each other
We are the lonely children
Bonded by our ancestors
To carry the light of the garden
Yet we fell and heard our beats
Bonded by our ancestors
We live in dull ghostly towns
Crowned in the dark alleys
Yet we stomp and the world shakes
We live in full ghostly towns
You play with the cobra fearless
I run in fear , my fate, my dear
Yet you can encase me from danger
You play with the cobra fearless
In the gust of the wind I love you
Take my words as the solid truth
Yet circumstance let us queue
In the gust of the wind I love you
May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016 at 2:46 AM UTC
The Mongoose dances with the Cobra
Bending and twitching, it looked like yoga
One little ***** of those poisons fangs
Will leave it dying in ravenous pain
The Mongoose so small and frail
It looks like the dance with the Cobra is sure to fail
The jumping and striking is memorizing to watch
Looking exhausted they raise it up a notch
A dance to the death is the show before me
The Cobra's hood is all I can see
He sways from side to side trying to hypnotize
But I can hear the Mongoose's chattering cries
Bouncing back and fourth on legs of springs
The Cobra strikes, you can hear the zing
The Mongoose is to fast, to the side it jumps
Then comes the bone crushing crunch
As the snakes body curls in on it's self into a ball
Looks like the mongoose won after all
So even if you think of yourself as small
Be the mongoose when problems come to call
Mar 6, 2016
Mar 6, 2016 at 4:17 PM UTC
I was confused
Everything was so confusing
All was painted in grey or gray ?
Hoo ?
Hey ! I asked the gorilla
What ? He answered back
Will you scratch my back ?
Okay !
Then I came across the Zebra
I said it's all so simple
Here it is in black and white
But he's not read all over
Jan 12, 2016
Jan 12, 2016 at 8:19 PM UTC
I am a cobra,
spiraling upwards.
Curling and slinking.
I am a cobra;
dangerous.
fangs dripping,
head dipping
lower
and lower
and lower.
Until I break up
and tilt my
forward.
Forked tongue
slips out.
I hiss away
all my doubt.
Folding my lanky, tall body
to fit my lengthy personality.
I am a cobra,
and I do a sultry dance.
I will not shake or dodge or prance.
I linger after every thought,
slip my way into the cold spongy grey tiled dance floor
until you cannot see me anymore.
I am a cobra,
you’d better watch out.
Sparkling white scales,
they shimmer softly in the moonlight.
A young
destroyer of worlds,
I take over the floor
and curl inwards,
then up,
then lift my floppy head
bristled all about.
I smile and sway,
then lick up the blood.
I am a cobra,
(so you’d better watch out).
Oct 18, 2015
Oct 18, 2015 at 10:38 PM UTC
Don’t ever trust her!
She’s using you.
And when she’s done-
All you’ll have is bite marks and pain.
She’s a cobra on the inside.
She keeps her friends too close.
If they ever find out what she really is,
She figures it out and pounces at them.
Bite mark after bite mark.
Venom stuns the bodies of victims past.
Some say she mimics the emotions of others;
To find out how to bring them in.
But never fall for this.
For you will be just another meal.
May 19, 2014
May 19, 2014 at 10:36 PM UTC