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Snake in the Grass

from I N S O M N I A by John Furst

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I’ve got ten toes like you do
We’re almost the same
Created by one
And born without shame
Made in one image
We’re descendants divine
I was offered the world
Well I want what’s mine

The snake in the grass
Wants you to believe
That whatever killed Adam
Is sure to kill Eve

We’re homo sapiens
We have similar limbs
Our pulses fuel impulses
We act on our whims

I’m naked before you
Just flesh on bone
What separates us
But our chromosomes?

You share my weakness
Desire and fear
It’s your fear of desire
That draws me near

What hope do I have?
I’ve lost all my chances
I make my approach
You reject my advances

The face in the mirror
Casts a curious stare
From eyes that are yours
Though you’re not there

But the snake in the grass
Wants you to believe
That whatever killed Adam
Is sure to kill Eve

We consummated my dream
While I slept last night
It’s like you were there
Could I have been right?


So subtle are our differences
I could swear we were twins
I forgive your indifference
If you forgive sins

You share my weakness
Desire and fear
It’s your fear of desire
That draws me near

I’m guilty, don’t hate me
It’s a victimless crime
Love unrequited
Happens all the time

We consummated my dream
While I slept last night
I opened my eyes
You vanished from sight

The snake in the grass
Wants you to believe
That whatever killed Adam
Is sure to kill Eve

So subtle are our differences
I could swear we were twins
We’re a man and a woman
Who can’t even be friends

What hope do I have?
I’ve lost all my chances
I make my approach
You reject my advances

You share my weakness
Desire and fear
It’s your fear of desire
That draws me near

The snake in the grass
Wants you to believe
That whatever killed Adam
Is sure to kill Eve

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from I N S O M N I A, released November 1, 2014

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