I Am Not Afraid of Snakes

Culebras

Came I upon a snake
One fine sunny day
He lay languishing
Hot and nearly dead
I considered his plight
I spoke briefly to him
Long, lean, shiny reptile
I offered him simple options
I picked him up
I offered him refuge
I offered him a better life
I bestowed upon him
Sustenance
He chose to live
He did not poison me
Though that was certainly
An option
Infrequently
I think on him

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diablesse · 56-60, F

Then he left to play with other snakes. They belong with their own kind and not with kind hearted ladies of light.

PoetryNEmotion · F

Thank you. But life goes on and I go forward. It is not necessarily about him, but about....snakes.

Shutterbug · 56-60, M

I don't know if you have heard but we have snakes here. But of the top ten venomous in the world we only have 10....

Majority are harmless, we have a python living in our yard, there are many, actually keeping the rats at bay!

PoetryNEmotion · F

I am familiar with your animals, hon. Wow. A python. I will have to see him.

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AlienZipper · 61-69, M

That is undoubtedly the most interesting thing you've posted...

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AlienZipper · 61-69, M

@PoetryNEmotion: Is that right?...hmmmm

PoetryNEmotion · F

@Alien-Zipper: I do not lie, AZ.

AlienZipper · 61-69, M

@PoetryNEmotion: I didn't think you did. Mine was more of a rhetorical question...

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PoetryNEmotion · F

God. You need help. Go find it. And don't use your words here again. Bye.

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PoetryNEmotion · F

As I have said, I like reptiles. Thank you. I am familiar with them. And I am most careful.

GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

Is this to be taken literally or metaphorically? Either way I have NO tolerance for snakes !

PoetryNEmotion · F

I enjoy reptiles, G. I prefer lizards. Komodo dragons. Iguanas. Desert lizards. Monitors. Truth. I am not fond of handling snakes. The constrictors, the pythons, the Anacondas are magnificent. They are not owned.
It can be taken any way you wish, dear one. This one is true. A snake of a man. *grins slightly* How does the poem make you FEEL, G? That is what I want to know.

GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

@PoetryNEmotion: Uneasy in both options. I do not trust snakes and people that I can not trust I see as snakes

PoetryNEmotion · F

@GJOFJ3: I hear you. And he didn't bite me right away. LOL. Does it count if one wants to be bitten? I will ponder that. Where are your 10 word-stories, my dear heart? You are the king of them!

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PoetryNEmotion · F

Be clear, please. I don't need a religious fanatic irking me. I have no reptiles presently. Perhaps a lizard when I settle down more.

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