The promise of words,
of reason,
explanation,
left unfulfilled,
...
I do not know
where is love
it escapes me.
...
When the cobra raises its ugly head
there is no escape.
Sharp,
biting with things like teeth,
...
I am a slave!
Metre is my master.
Driven by Metaphor.
...
The anaconda is so magnificent, so complex,
but it confuses,
constricts,
corrupts.
...
He confided, and left,
an implacable confidence,
drifting,
no anchor!
...
Passion left shame,
embarrassment,
unforgivably human,
...