I'm gonna be swallowed whole
by that snake there
if I don't face my past

Something like a vertebrae
or a will has been broken
yet even the water stands

As I sit here on the porch
and furrow my brows
I concentrate on my story

Who knows how I got here
but he's not saying a word
so I ask Where will I find the truth

And as my answers coil around
lifeforms in my front yard
I stare toward the steps

A fly buzzes through my house
and tries to escape
but the screen door is shut

While destinations crowd my view
my legs sleep hanging from my chair
I can't reach them

That snake glides over my steps
and stands like water
till it looks me in the eyes

Fluids squeeze through my skin
and self-adhesives preserve them
like amber as it cools

There's a venom they say
that can break this fever
Who knows if it works

So I tell Who
go stand by the water
I'll be right there

My salvation is serpentine and green
and may swallow me whole