Poem -
Serpentine
I envy your moldable encrusted body
Serpent
Your replaceable husk
To lay your crooked body to rest by dusk
and awaken as a new self by dawn
Completion, undergone
If I, too, break out of my skin like a cocoon
Serpent
Will my body mend in its ascent
or simply whither too soon?
If I even forget my old existence
Serpent
Will I no longer be plagued by lament
and triumph over its persistence?
If I could be like you, gloriously serpentine
I´d make the world mine
My intentions are neither virtuous nor malign
I merely wish for all of our lives to intertwine
For you see, I feel quite lonely in my decline
Make me like you, serpentine
Make me divine
Make me feel fine
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Hello S.G.!!.......I think this will be relatable to many......the idea of immortality and of being able to change one's appearance at will has been the subject of MANY researchers, scientists, religious scholars, and criminals since modern society first reared its head.......I like the repetition you've used throughout to maintain continuity and give it a rhythmical base....but it's in the closing lines where I found it to be at its most compelling ~
~ "I merely wish for all of our lives to intertwine
For you see I feel quite lonely in my decline
Make me like you, serpentine
Make me divine
Make me feel fine..."
It's the purity, the honesty, pouring from those lines that makes the whole of the poem shine......ALL STARS!!.....VERY creative dear poet sister!!......LOVE & ROCKETS!!......T xo : )
Thank you so much! It warms my heart to hear such praise :)