Serpent's tongue strokes
the ego's soft leather ego
with lavished licks of lies.
Smiles seductively
waxes the mind with
an verbally eloquent cloth
until the shine
blinds the conscious
to cunning fangs.
Victim thinking
he is a god,
never suspects
poison injected
by unseen bite.
Slithering predator
sneaks away
reviled by those
not captured in its spell,
uncaring the opinion
with stomach swollen
from person devour
who ignores
sound of rattling tale
of loyal lackey.
Author notes
Prompt - bootlicker
A contest entry
- Bootlicker by Naridill.
800 points, ended February 6, 2008, 8 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Love your phrasing and word usage. Very stunning imagery here. Nicely prompted.
Thanks for entering,
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wow, I loved the lines
slithering predator
sneaks away
reviled by those
not captured in it's spell
really great write
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