Amphisbaena

Amphisbaena She approached from behind Argus-eyed on both ends Stalking her early morning prey. The Queen of arid lands Amphisbaena by thy name Amphisbaena by thy nature. Her victim was an Ariel Do-eyed and fragile. With an anguilliform leap She maneuvered her prey in her grip. Socrates narrated her to his scholars Homer sang her praises blindly to watchers-by Amphisbaena was the dark seductress And some said she only ate ants Therefore she was benign. She was a muse to Tennyson and Shelley. An enigma she remained for cryptozoologists My Amphisbaena is no innocent Nor is she a victim. Therefore she stalks her rare preys Desperation sharpens her mind Her nimble limbs hide under ocher soil Her eyes are watchful. She has offspring to feed Therefore a babe Ariel fits the bill. She jumps on her victim and wins the race. Race for life. Race for her offspring. A mythological creature she is no more. Amphisbaena is a mother for all.