SNAKE CHARMER

By: Lisa Jarvis
Pointe Claire, Quebec
Age: 15

So...

you charmed me out of my basket

with your magic flute

that promised so much

and I opened my thick hooded lids

that had seen so little

and saw so much...

too much

at first all was well in the world I saw

but like my patterned skin

the beauty was eventually shed.

So...

with your leave

oh snake charmer

I will crawl back into my basket

and close my thick hooded eyes once more......

Deceiver

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