Viper

Black coils around her neck
Tight.
The devilish art of lies and betrayal
can blind to the danger.
Love is nonexist
in this light.
When despair
and heartache
reign supreme,
any snake is a port
and danger is a reprieve.
But
lust is dry in this passion.
A roof and food replace
sex and heart.
The coils wrap tighter
and bind.
Friends cry foul
but ears go deaf.
And so marks the blight
of the victim.