The White Ogre Poem by Tricia Mae Chua

The White Ogre



Shifty looks
A tempest brewing
Snake slithering
under white knotty skin
ready to spring

A giant ogre
eyeing me menacingly
through slits
as cold as ice

Poisonous looks
barring me entry
Deadly pale
concealing the rage
burning inside.

(February 7,2004 / Philippines)

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