I lie next to the serpent one more time
our legs tangled together
hands holding mine
here he seems good
he seems endlessly wrapped around me
but then his eyes lose their warmth
his voice loses its smile
I am suddenly far away
But I am still wrapped up in him
he coils tightly
as to not let me go
sometimes his grip loosens because he forgets that I am there
when I try to wriggle free
he then remembers and wraps me back in
I lie next to the serpent one more time
I tell him he needs to let go
but how can he let go when my grip
is just as tight