Narcissist
Others tried to warn me
You were a serpent in friend’s clothing
I couldn’t see that you were blinding me
Binding me
I mistook your embrace for friendship
Not noticing as you coiled around me
Squeezing tighter and tighter
Until I relied on you for every breath
In the distance, sirens wailed
But I didn’t recognize the danger
Until you sank in your fangs
Unhinged your jaw
And swallowed me whole—
Then complained of indigestion
Narcissist
Narcississssssssst
Sssssssssssssssssssssssss
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Holy cow! This has all the feels…
Thanks, Megan.
That’s what they do, isn’t it? Like the snake imagery. Appropriate.
Thank you.
Ooh! Great poem–such a perfect, clever ending.
Thanks. 🙂