Snake Eyes

06 Aug 2021

The scales you say fell from your eyes about us are reptilian. As you undulate away, skin moist and shining in the dewy morning sun, to find your next victim, remember, sweet serpent, someday you will be recognized for what you are before you can coil and strike.

Jaybird

I am retired, having worked primarily as a librarian, but have done freelance proofreading, copy editing, and book reviewing. I wrote some poetry many years ago, but decided it was bad and stopped, since I had other things to do. For the last ten...

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