it twists in my stomach
like a python fangs licked
and folded back a mouth
unhinged and widening
for the swallow
the prey my kindnesses
the day’s joy slowly ingested
by a rolling undulation of evil
it’s another mass shooting
at an Allen, Texas mall
and somehow it got inside
this creature that
devours complacency
when it gets too fat
the serpent that sinks its
venom into moments
flush with contentment
a pit viper with a recent taste
for innocence
the plumpest lumps of light
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