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Venenosum Serpentem

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XSwan-SongX

Published: Oct 3, 2015

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Literature Text

you
are a
snake
clad in alabaster
skin; smooth like
sharpened sword-blades;

i watch your fangs
d
r
i
p
arsenic.
(you smear it on my
lips)

temptation incarnate,
i do not resist.

(you save me, you kill me)

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ShihSnTz

Oct 3, 2015

Beautifully done! You did an amazing job with the structure adding emphasis. I love this.

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