Venom

"I hate you." The words affect me like a snake bite- Just moments before their presence Seemed so utterly, securely impossible, But they dart out like a flash of fangs From my sunlit summer wildflower illusion- I barely register the initial sting, I feel completely... fine... But the sudden ferocity has startled me Enough that I run away, Only looking back when I'm far enough To feel safe again... Only now do I feel the effects of the venom- The wound looks uglier now than it did, And I feel my pulse as it stutters- I'm slowly being paralyzed; Limbs are numb Lips, frozen Eyes go blind Heart... It hurts... Just... Let it kill me Quickly