The Bite, Bited Twice Poem by Ojeikpo Elijah

The bite, bited twice with venomous fang
Twisted and coiled, in deadly tang
Your bite, a curse, a wretched plight
With every strike, a mournful fight.

The first, a shock, a searing pain
A warning, to never cross again
But even as the wound may heal
The memory of your sting, I feel.

Bited twice, I should have known
Yet still, I dared to walk alone
In your lair of deceit and lies
Where innocence, slowly dies.

Bite, bited twice with eyes so cold
No mercy, in your heart, behold
For every life, you take in vain
A dirge, for your victims, I proclaim.

With every bite, a life you steal
Leaving behind, a scar that won't heal
A mark, to remind us all
Of your treachery,
Bited twice, and now I mourn.

A symbol, of the devil within
May your venom never reach again
For victory won, your bite, bited twice, will be the end treacherous acts.